"Besselian element" meaning in All languages combined

See Besselian element on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Besselian elements [plural]
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  1. (astronomy, chiefly in the plural) Any of a set of values used to calculate and predict the local circumstances of occultations for an observer on Earth, mostly often for solar eclipses. Tags: in-plural
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