Besselian element

noun

Any of a set of values used to calculate and predict the local circumstances of occultations for an observer on Earth, mostly often for solar eclipses.

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nounBesselian element (plural Besselian elements)

plural Besselian elements

  1. in pluralastronomyAny of a set of values used to calculate and predict the local circumstances of occultations for an observer on Earth, mostly often for solar eclipses.
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