Glossary

Astronomical Terms

solar apogee

Point on the orbit of the Sun where it is highest above the Earth. - aphelion/perihelion

solar portion

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mean lunar anomaly

in the original: אמצע המסלול

Mean angular coordinate of the Moon on its epicycle.

corrected lunar anomaly

in the original: מסלול הנכון

mean lunar longitude

in the original: אמצע הירח

mean lunar longitude at observation time

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true lunar longitude

in the original: הירח האמיתי

true lunar longitude at the observation time

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doubled distance

in the original: מרחק הכפול


1. Bamidbar 28:14
2. Shemos 12:2
3. Rosh Hashanah 20b; Menachot 29a
4. Dvarim 16
5. Megilla 5a; Nazir 7a
1. This is part of Law 1.
2. This is part of Law 4.
1. My understanding of the word usage in the original.
3. See Chapter 11, Law 7 on the start of Jewish Zodiac. (TODO reference)
1. This is Law 5.