ephemeris

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  • Noun:
    an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year

Word Origin

ephemeris (n.)
table showing predicted positions of heavenly bodies, 1550s, Modern Latin, from Greek ephemeris "diary, journal, calendar," from ephemeros "daily" (see ephemera). The classical plural is ephemerides.

Example

1. Astronomy , ephemeris tables , celestial mechanics .
2. Summary : pocket stars is an astronomy application featuring an integrated star chart , ephemeris , and celestial navigation calculator .
3. In his free time , banneker wrote the pennsylvania , delaware , maryland , and virginia almanac and ephemeris .

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