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advance of the perihelion
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advance of the perihelionhas definition The slow rotation of the major axis of a planet's orbit in the same direction as the revolution of the planet itself, due to gravitational interactions with other planets and/or other effects (such as those due to general relativity).has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:52.0
is a kind of motion2001-09-27 09:29:52.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0