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Webster 1913 Edition

Ephemeris

E-phem′e-ris

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Ephemerides
(#)
.
[L., a diary, Gr. [GREEK], also, a calendar, fr. [GREEK]. See
Ephemera
.]
1.
A diary; a journal.
Johnson.
2.
(Anat.)
(a)
A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac;
as, the “American
Ephemeris
and Nautical Almanac
.”
(b)
Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.
3.
(Literature)
A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature.
Brande & C.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ephemeris

EPHEM'ERIS

,
Noun.
plu.
ephemer'ides. [Gr.]
1.
A journal or account of daily transactions; a diary.
2.
In astronomy, an account of the daily state or positions of the planets or heavenly orbs; a table, or collection of tables, exhibiting the places of all the planets every day at noon. From these tables are calculated eclipses, conjunctions and other aspects of the planets.

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