precession

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“Being able to outshoot our opponents is a critical offensive capability,” said Rafferty, director of the Long-Range Precession Fires Cross Functional team.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2018

Precession is a retrograde or westerly motion of the equinoctial points, caused by the attraction of the Sun, Moon, and planets on the spheroidal figure of the Earth.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

Precession of the Equinoxes is 30°, or a Sign, in 2,155.6 years, 499-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

One might as well find entertainment in an attack upon the Magnetic Pole or a denunciation of the Precession of the Equinoxes.

From Phyllis of Philistia by Moore, Frank Frankfort

He discovered the Precession of the Equinoxes, and determined the motions of the Sun and Moon, and also the length of the year, with greater precision than any of his predecessors.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel