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  2. Precession - Wikipedia

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    In physics, there are two types of precession: torque-free and torque-induced. In astronomy, precession refers to any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters. An important example is the steady change in the orientation of the axis of rotation of the Earth, known as the precession of the equinoxes.

  3. Axial precession - Wikipedia

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    Their combination was named general precession, instead of precession of the equinoxes. Lunisolar precession is caused by the gravitational forces of the Moon and Sun on Earth's equatorial bulge, causing Earth's axis to move with respect to inertial space. Planetary precession (an advance) is due to the small angle between the gravitational ...

  4. Astronomical nutation - Wikipedia

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    An example of precession and nutation is the variation over time of the orientation of the axis of rotation of the Earth. This is important because the most commonly used frame of reference for measurement of the positions of astronomical objects is the Earth's equator — the so-called equatorial coordinate system. The effect of precession and ...

  5. Foucault pendulum - Wikipedia

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    Foucault-like precession is observed in a virtual system wherein a massless particle is constrained to remain on a rotating plane that is inclined with respect to the axis of rotation. [ 16 ] Spin of a relativistic particle moving in a circular orbit precesses similar to the swing plane of Foucault pendulum.

  6. Apsidal precession - Wikipedia

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    The apsidal precession is the rate of change of ω through time, ⁠ dω / dt ⁠. Animation of Moon 's orbit around Earth - Polar view Moon · Earth. In celestial mechanics, apsidal precession (or apsidal advance) [1] is the precession (gradual rotation) of the line connecting the apsides (line of apsides) of an astronomical body's orbit.

  7. Nutation - Wikipedia

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    This gives rise to an imbalance in torques that starts the precession. In falling, the top overshoots the amount of tilt at which it would precess steadily and then oscillates about this level. This oscillation is called nutation. If the motion is damped, the oscillations will die down until the motion is a steady precession. [3] [4]

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  9. Ecliptic - Wikipedia

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    The gravitational perturbations of the other bodies of the Solar System cause a much smaller motion of the plane of Earth's orbit, and hence of the ecliptic, known as planetary precession. The combined action of these two motions is called general precession, and changes the position of the equinoxes by about 50 arc seconds (about 0.014°) per ...