period of revolution
Britishnoun
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What is the period of revolution for a comet with aphelion at 5 AU and perihelion at the orbit of Earth?
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Because its period of revolution is the same as its period of rotation, the Moon always keeps the same face toward Earth.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Use Kepler’s third law to calculate the period of revolution of a spacecraft orbiting at a distance of 6000 km.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
We must realize that at this moment most of the people of the world are passing through a period of revolution, tyranny, chaos, or all three.
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By an avowedly conjectural method, the solar period of revolution round this point was fixed at 18,200,000 years.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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