This effect resulted in erroneous ordering of Flamsteed designations for some stars.
This effect resulted in erroneous ordering of Flamsteed designations for some stars. Menelaus of Alexandria also made some measurements of this effect among stars, and the Poinsot [pwan SAHT] ellip- soid can be used to visualize this. Applied to orbits, this effect causes the Laplace-Runge-Lenz [lah- PLASS RUN-jee LENZ] vector to rotate, and types of it include Larmor, De Sitter, and Lense-Thirring. Mercury's is observable and was explained by Albert Einstein. On Earth, the torque-induced type applies to gyroscopes, and it can also be torque-free. Identify this effect by which rotating objects have their axis direction changed, often applied to spinning tops.
This effect resulted in erroneous ordering of Flamsteed designations for some stars.
precession