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Solar parallax
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1.The parallax of the sun, that is, the angle subtended at the sun by the semidiameter of the earth. It is 8."80, and is the fundamental datum.
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Noun1.solar parallax - the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit
diurnal parallax, geocentric parallax - the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates


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