ephemeris

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This is the offset to apply to Chariklo’s ephemeris to fit the observations.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

For instance, under the entry newspaper occurs the attractive word ephemeris.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

Chronometry -- N. chronometry, horometry†, horology; date, epoch; style, era. almanac, calendar, ephemeris; register, registry; chronicle, annals, journal, diary.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Those used for lunar computations in the nautical ephemeris.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

In some, however, the original plural is not so formed; but is made by changing is to ~ides; as, aphis, aphides; apsis, apsides; ascaris, ascarides; bolis, bolides; cantharis, cantharides; chrysalis, chrysalides; ephemeris, ephemerides; epidermis, epidermides.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold