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eccentrics
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eccentricshas definition In Ptolemaic cosmology, displacement of the center of a rotating celestial sphere from the center of the universe.has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:34:04.0
is a kind of outdated belief2001-09-27 09:34:04.0