one revolution with respect to its apsides. The orbit of the Earth is elliptical; the extreme points, called apsides, are the perihelion, where the Earth...
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apses, apsis, apside, apsides, or apsidal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The apse or apsis or apside (plural: apses or apsides) are architectural...
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Apse line (redirect from Line of apsides)
An apse line, or line of apsides, is an imaginary line defined by an orbit's eccentricity vector. It is strictly defined for elliptic, parabolic, and...
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General relativity (section Precession of apsides)
effects related to the relativity of direction. In general relativity, the apsides of any orbit (the point of the orbiting body's closest approach to the...
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(gradual rotation) of the line connecting the apsides (line of apsides) of an astronomical body's orbit. The apsides are the orbital points farthest (apoapsis)...
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from Ancient Greek ἀψίς, apsis, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; pl.: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
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Shape Size e Eccentricity a Semi-major axis b Semi-minor axis Q, q Apsides Orientation i Inclination Ω Longitude of the ascending node ω Argument...
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positions and relationship between the lines of solstices, equinoxes, and apsides of Earth's elliptical orbit. The six Earth images are positions along the...
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problem; how the Moon rotates on its apsides. Even Newton could account for only half of the motion of the apsides. This issue had puzzled astronomers...
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