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#97438 - 03/02/03 05:25 PM apastron
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	here's a word that didn't show up at m-w, but I found this on info-please: ap•as•tron Pronunciation: (u-pas'trun, -tron), —n., —pl. -traPronunciation: (-tru). Astron. the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron). I picked up the word from this site: http://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/ pretty interesting stuff! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#97439 - 03/02/03 05:58 PM Re: apastron
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	Dear etaoin: Complex, but fascinating. Amazing that such a system can be so stable. I can't pretend that I fully comprehended it, but it was fun trying.
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