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Definition of Precession of the equinoxes
1. Noun. A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation.
Definition of Precession of the equinoxes
1. Noun. The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Precession Of The Equinoxes
Literary usage of Precession of the equinoxes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"The phenomenon called the precession of the equinoxes was observed by Hipparchus,
who was struck by the Precession of difference of two degrees which he ..."
2. Text-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1903)
"This movement, called the precession of the equinoxes, in combination with another
smaller movement, due to the attraction of the moon, completes its cycle ..."
3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1875)
"The phenomenon called the precession of the equinoxes was observed by Hipparchus,
who was struck by the Precession of difference of two degrees which he ..."
4. History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time by William Whewell (1859)
"Discovery of the Precession of the Equinoxes. THE same qualities which we trace
in the researches of ..."
5. History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time by William Whewell (1858)
"Discovery of the Precession of the Equinoxes. THE same qualities which we trace
in the researches of Hipparchus already examined,—diligence in collecting ..."
6. History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time by William Whewell (1857)
"The Precession of the Equinoxes, in particular, is one of the most important of
these discoveries. ..."
7. Outlines of Astronomy: By Sir John F. W. Herschel by John Frederick William Herschel (1902)
"... Regions in the Heavens—The Milky Way—The Zodiac—Of the Ecliptic—Celestial
Latitudes and Longitudes—Precession of the Equinoxes—Nutation—. ..."
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