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Solar Parallax
Webster's Dictionary
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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Solar Parallax'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/solar-parallax.html. 1828.