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Euhemerism | pos>n. [ L. Euhemerus, Gr. &unr_; a philosopher, about 300 &unr_;. ] The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts. [ 1913 Webster ] | Ephemeris | n.; pl. Ephemerides [ L., a diary, Gr. &unr_;, also, a calendar, fr. &unr_;. See Ephemera. ] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the “American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.” (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] | Ephemerist | n. 1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| ephemeris | (n) ตารางที่แสดงตำแหน่งของดวงอาทิตย์ ดวงจันทร์และดาวเคราะห์ต่างๆ ในช่วงเวลาหนึ่งในอนาคต |
| ephemeris | (n) an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year |
| Ephemeris | n.; pl. Ephemerides [ L., a diary, Gr. &unr_;, also, a calendar, fr. &unr_;. See Ephemera. ] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the “American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.” (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] | Ephemerist | n. 1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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