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Most people are familiar with the idea of plotting a graph. This is one example of a coordinate system, the x and y coordinates (abscissa and ordinate) providing a means of specifying the position of a point within the two-dimensional surface occupied by the graph. It is a simple extension of the idea to give completely the position of an object in space using three coordinates, x, y and z (Figure 4.1).
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Kitchin, C. (2003). Positions in the Sky. In: Telescopes and Techniques. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0023-2_4
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