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Precession of the Equinoxes

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a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation

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a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation

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