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equinox <an equinox; equinoxes / equinoctes> N

autumnal equinox ASTRON

equinox autumnal ASTRON

fall equinox

spring equinox ASTRON

vernal equinox

line of equinox MIL

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This phenomenon is called the precession of the equinoxes.
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In precession, the equinoxes appear to move slowly through the ecliptic, completing a revolution in approximately 25,800 years (according to modern astronomers).
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He charged that the then current notion of fixed equinoxes and solstices was also wrong.
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The school occasionally hosts festivals, most notably during the spring equinox.
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Traditions state that at night during the spring equinox, they gather in the fells and dance until dawn holding hands and scattering roses.
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He is considered the founder of trigonometry but is most famous for his incidental discovery of precession of the equinoxes.
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However, the most common are those around the equinoxes and solstices.
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At the poles, the equinox marks the start of the transition from 24 hours of nighttime to 24 hours of daylight (or vice versa).
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The album title should also be noted for being the time that dawn usually rises around the equinox.
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The astronomical part is unusually accurate; it indicates leap years, equinoxes, and more astronomical data.
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