Bible Encyclopedias
Nutation

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Name given to a slight oscillatory movement noticeable in the celestial pole of the earth, due to the latter not being a perfect sphere.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nutation'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​n/nutation.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.