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geodetic precession
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geodetic precessionhas rate 1".915 per centuryhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:51.0
has definition A small, relativistic, direct motion of the equinox along the ecliptic.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:51.0
is an instance of precession2001-09-27 09:29:51.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0