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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 967 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OCCULTATION (from
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Lat. occultare, the frequentative of occulere, to hide) , in
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astronomy, the hiding of one
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celestial
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body by another passing in front of it; commonly the passage of the
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moon or of a
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planet between the observer and a
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star or another planet .

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