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perigeeIn astronomy, the point at which an object, travelling in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, is at its closest to the Earth. The point at which it is furthest from the Earth is the apogee. |
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The perigee distance, therefore, is that which ought to serve as the basis of all calculations. , it ought to reach the moon four days after its departure, that is on the 5th of December, at midnight precisely, at the moment of her attaining her perigee, that is her nearest distance from the earth, which is exactly 86,410 leagues (French), or 238,833 miles mean distance (English). approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit. |
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