Bible Encyclopedias
Nodes

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Name given to the two points in the orbit of a planet where it crosses or intersects the ecliptic, called ascending when it goes N., and descending when it goes S.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nodes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​n/nodes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.