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    parallax

    The change in the position of an object in the heavens due to the orbit of the earth. Observable parallax in the fixed stars is a proof of the rotation of the earth around the sun. See this explanatory diagram .

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Source:  OpenStax, Solar system. OpenStax CNX. Jun 29, 2007 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10432/1.1
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