(astronomy) The apparent displacement of a celestial body viewed from two separated observation points whose base line is the radius of the earth's orbit. Also known as heliocentric parallax.
annual parallax
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- parallax
- Geminga
- Ejnar Hertzsprung (Danish astronomer)
- Sir William Herschel
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- Paul Wittich
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- Nevil Maskelyne
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