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| author | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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| committer | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
BUG:215923
git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdeedu@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da
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diff --git a/doc/kstars/horizon.docbook b/doc/kstars/horizon.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..23f61610 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kstars/horizon.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +<sect1 id="ai-horizon"> +<sect1info> +<author> +<firstname>Jason</firstname> +<surname>Harris</surname> +</author> +</sect1info> +<title>The Horizon</title> +<indexterm><primary>Horizon</primary> +<seealso>Horizontal Coordinates</seealso> +</indexterm> +<para> +The <firstterm>Horizon</firstterm> is the line that separates Earth from Sky. +More precisely, it is the line that divides all of the directions you can +possibly look into two categories: those which intersect the Earth, +and those which do not. At many locations, the Horizon is +obscured by trees, buildings, mountains, &etc;. However, if you are on +a ship at sea, the Horizon is strikingly apparent. +</para><para> +The horizon is the <firstterm>Fundamental Plane</firstterm> of the <link +linkend="horizontal">Horizontal Coordinate System</link>. In other +words, it is the locus of points which have an <firstterm>Altitude</firstterm> +of zero degrees. +</para> +</sect1> |