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This is due to what is known as "precession;" a slow movement of the axis upon which the earth rotates.

Does the precession of the equinoxes have any effect upon the seasons or upon the climate of different parts of the earth?

Will the precession ever bring back the right ascensions and declinations to be again what they now are?

This slow movement forward of the goal-post is called precession—the precession of the equinoxes.

Instruct the computer to discontinue precession operations that have been initiated.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to precession, such as: antecedence, earliness, lead, precedency, preeminence, and preexistence.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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