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Perihelion

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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'PERIHELION (Gr. rEpi, near, ijXcos, sun), in astronomy, the point of nearest approach of a body to the sun. (See ORBIT.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Perihelion'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/perihelion.html. 1910.
 
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