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n] - a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth`s axis of rotation
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noun a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth`s axis of rotation
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Slow wobble of the Earth on its axis, like that of a spinning top. The gravitational pulls of the Sun and Moon on the Earth's equatorial bulge ca use the Earth's axis to trace out a circle on the sky every 25,800 years. The position of the celestial poles (see celestial sphere) is constantly changing owing to precession, as are the positions...
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the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of the slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the precession of the earth's axis of rotation; a complete precession of the equinoxes requires about 25,800 years. · the resulting drift of celestial coordinates with respect...
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