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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 232 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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APSE  and APSIDES, in

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mechanics, either of the two points of an
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orbit which are nearest to and farthest from the centre of
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motion . They are called the
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lower or nearer, and the higher or more distant apsides respectively . The "
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line of apsides" is that which joins them, forming the
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major
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axis of the orbit .

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