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perihelion (pĕr'əhē`lēən), point nearest the sun in the orbit of a body about the sun. See apsis apsis (pl. apsides), point in the orbit of a body where the body is neither approaching nor receding from another body about which it revolves. Any elliptical orbit has two apsides. ..... Click the link for more information. . perihelion the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is nearest the sun How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At this period the earth was in its perihelion, and the month of December is so propitious to these shooting stars, that astronomers have counted as many as twenty-four thousand in an hour. |
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