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4 articles for "Rotation"

Rotation [Astro*Index]

The spinning of a body on its axis. One rotation is commonly called a day.

See also:
♦ Galactic Rotation ♦ Stellar Rotation ♦ Day
Rotation [Munkasey M.]

The daily spinning of a body on its Axis. It is this movement of the Earth which gives the daily cycle its life.

See also:
♦ Galactic Rotation ♦ Stellar Rotation ♦ Day
Rotation [Munkasey M.]

Preferably confined to the motion of a spherical body upon an axis, in contradistinction to its orbital revolution about another body. A more precise terminology would employ the compound forms: axial rotation, and orbital revolution.

See also:
♦ Galactic Rotation ♦ Stellar Rotation ♦ Day
Rotation Period [Astro*Index]

The interval of time required for a planet to make one complete turn on its spin-axis in reference to the fixed stars.

See also:
♦ Rotation ♦ Axis ♦ Fixed Stars

 

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