- In astronomy,
evection (Latin for "carrying away") is the
largest inequality produced by the
action of the Sun in the
monthly revolution of the Moon around...
- Ptolemy's
table of
chords Ptolemy's
inequality Ptolemy's
theorem Equant Evection Quadrant Scientific career Fields Astronomy, Geography, Astrology, Optics...
- Moon's motion, i.e.
those now
known as the
equation of the
center and the
evection, see also
Lunar theory - History.) The main
visible effect (in longitude)...
-
evection: the
difference is
accounted for by the fact that the
ancient measurements were
taken at
times of eclipses, and the
effect of the
evection (which...
-
largest inequality of
longitude after the
equation of the
center and the
evection. He also
discovered librations in the
inclination of the
plane of the lunar...
-
lunar motion by
using a well-defined
geometric model of
epicycles and
evection.
Isaac Newton was the
first to
develop a
complete theory of motion, Newtonian...
-
earliest known Indian text to
outline the
lunar correction comprising evection (commentator
Yallaya attributes this
correction to the Vateshvara-siddhanta...
- of the
women and had to
choose between João J. and
Paulo to go up for
evection. ^Note 8 : In w**** six only male
housemates could nominate. ^Note 9 : In...
-
longest such
lunar fortnight lasts about 15 days and 14.5 hours. (Due to
evection,
these values are
different going from
quarter moon to
quarter moon. The...
- in as
little as
forty years. The
effect can be
explained by so-called
evection resonance. The
apocenter of the satellite,
where the planet's grip on the...
