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regression of the nodes

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regression of the nodes has definition The slow (19°.35 per year, 360° in 18.6 years), westward motion of the nodes of the Moon's orbit due to perturbations of the Earth and Sun. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:52.0
is a kind of motion

physical process has domain physics 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

regression of the nodes	has definition The slow (19°.35 per year, 360° in 18.6 years), westward motion of the nodes of the Moon's orbit due to perturbations of the Earth and Sun.
regression of the nodes	is a kind of motion
physical process	has domain physics