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Definition of Aphelions
1. aphelion [n] - See also: aphelion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphelions
Literary usage of Aphelions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, William Emerson, John Machin (1803)
"The aphelions and nodes of the orbits of the planets are fixed. ... therefore their
aphelions and nodes muft be fixed, excepting in fo far as they arp ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... in the duplicate proportion of the distances as far as the orb of Saturn, as
evidently appears from the quiescence of the aphelions of the planets; nay, ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1862)
"During the preceding years both planets advanced together towards their aphelions,
and the greatest number of spots occurred before 1839. ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1862)
"The reason of this anticipated maximum becomes obvious when we consult the position
of the two aphelions. When the two planets draw ..."
5. Elements of Geography: Designed for Young Students in that Science. In Seven by Benjamin Workman (1809)
"... aphelions, their motion is continually accelerated by the attraction of the fun
... until they reach their aphelions, when it is the lead : and in the ..."
6. The World Machine: The First Phase; the Cosmic Mechanism by Carl Snyder (1907)
"... the duplicate proportion of the distances as far as the orb of Saturn, as
evidently appears from the quiescence of the aphelions of the planets ; nay, ..."
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