Cyclopædia
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APSIDEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/astronomy/APSIDES
Apsis, or Apsides, in Astronomy, two Points in the Orbit of a Planet, the highest whereof is called the Aphelion, or Apogee; and the lowest the Perihelion, or Perigee. See APHELION, APOGEE, PERIHELION, and PERIGEE. The Apsides are also called Apogees....
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy
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APOGEEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/astronomy/APOGEE
in which the Sun, or a Planet, is at the greatest Distance that it can be at, from the Earth, in its whole Revolution. See APSIS, EARTH, PLANET, etc. The opposite Point hereto, is called the Perigee. See PERIGEE. The ancient Astronomers, regarding the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy