Arthur,
Now I'm not sure I understand what you mean by Perihelion being fixed
relative to the stars. If it is moving (eastward) I don't see how it can be
viewed as
fixed. Also, Perihelion isn't shifting due to precession, like the Equinoxes,
instead
perturbation and relativistic effects are the cause.
Best Regards,
Luke Coletti
Arthur Carlson wrote:
> determined by the precession of
> the perihelion (also very, very slow) and the precession of the
> equinoxes, with the 25,860 year period we are discussing here.
> Putting it another way, dialists (not only those using astrolabes) do
> care about the stars because they care about the perihelion, which is
> fixed relative to the stars.
