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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > ROTATIONAL MOTION/VARIATIONS

PREFERRED TERM

ROTATIONAL MOTION/VARIATIONS  

DEFINITION

  • Pertaining to the measurement, and effects of variations in the Earth's rotation about its axis, and variations in the Earth's orbit around the sun.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 09:21:26.0 [tbs1979] Rename Concept update PrefLabel (ROTATIONAL MOTION/VARIATIONS);
  • 2013-02-18 09:21:53.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ROTATIONAL MOTION/VARIATIONS [05225982-60ab-4772-a0b7-f67c3b853ab9,62975] - ROTATIONAL RATE/SPEED [d5d9bd6a-92c4-49ac-bddf-0077cf804ea7,82383]);
  • 2013-02-18 09:22:44.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ROTATIONAL MOTION/VARIATIONS [05225982-60ab-4772-a0b7-f67c3b853ab9,62975] - TIDAL FRICTION [4bb526d7-2c14-43bc-a2a7-f166b5c41a3a,82385]);
  • 2017-03-10 10:52:13.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Pertaining to the measurement, and effects of variations in the Earth's rotation about its axis, and variations in the Earth's orbit around the sun.); update Definition (Boston University Department of Physics);

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