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Ephemeris: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As ephemerides

Key People

Simon Newcomb, c. 1905.
Simon Newcomb
American astronomer and mathematician
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Johann Tobias Mayer
German astronomer
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Nabu-rimanni
Babylonian astronomer

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