Ecliptic: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 10, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Durham University - Durham Astronomy Research Cluster - The Ecliptic: the Sun's Annual Path on the Celestial Sphere. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - On the definition and use of the ecliptic in modern astronomy (PDF). | Jun 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - The Astronomical Journal - The Asteroid Distribution in the Ecliptic. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - The Astronomical Journal - The Asteroid Distribution in the Ecliptic. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and the Obliquity of the Ecliptic. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sky and Telescope - What is the Ecliptic? | May 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - How the Ecliptic and the Zodiac Work. | Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Added diagram of the north celestial and ecliptic poles. | Dec 30, 2020 | ||
| Changed “the Earth” to “Earth.” Added material about the obliquity of the ecliptic. | Dec 30, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Planet Facts - Ecliptic. | Oct 08, 2018 | ||
| Value of obliquity of ecliptic modified from "about 23 1/2 degrees" to "23.44 degrees." | Nov 11, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the University of South Australia - The ecliptic, zodiac and precession. | Jun 09, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: HyperPhysics - Ecliptic Plane. | Jun 07, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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