• Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG - Temps-coordonnée géocentrique) is a coordinate time standard intended to be used as the independent variable of time...
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  • the coordinate time of the barycentric reference frame, and a clock located at the geocenter would not measure the coordinate time of a geocentric reference...
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    bodies are often specified in the geocentric equatorial rectangular coordinates ξ, η, ζ and a fourth distance coordinate, Δ (equal to √ξ2 + η2 + ζ2), in...
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  • Terrestrial Time and Geocentric Coordinate Time respectively, L G {\displaystyle L_{\mathrm {G} }} is the constant difference in the rates of the two time scales...
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  • relativistic time scales are defined with fully general relativistic metrics. The transformation between TCB and Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG) may be...
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    ideal scale realized by TAI. Geocentric Coordinate Time and Barycentric Coordinate Time are scales defined as coordinate times in the context of the general...
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  • for Barycentric Coordinate Time (TCB), Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG), and Terrestrial Time (TT), which represent three fundamental time scales in the...
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    In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the...
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  • extra-galactic objects. The geocentric celestial reference system (GCRS), also created by the IAU in 2000, is a similar standard coordinate system used to specify...
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  • timescales, e.g. coordinated universal time, GPS time, International Atomic Time, etc. Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG) is a coordinate time having its spatial...
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  • geographic coordinate systems is made necessary by the different geographic coordinate systems in use across the world and over time. Coordinate conversion...
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    of the geographic, geodetic, and the geocentric coordinate systems for planets other than Earth. Similar coordinate systems are defined for other solid...
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    Forensic metrology Smart Metrology Time metrology Quantum metrology Clock synchronization Clockmaker Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) History of timekeeping...
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    sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck that...
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    the horizon. Azimuth Astronomical coordinate systems Astronomical coordinate systems § Converting coordinates Geocentric coordinates Horizon Vertical and...
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  • timescales by creating additional new time scales: Barycentric Coordinate Time (TCB) and Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG). TCB was intended as a replacement...
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  • the 1990s by time scales Terrestrial Time (TT), Geocentric Coordinate Time GCT (TCG) and Barycentric Coordinate Time BCT (TCB). High-precision ephemerides...
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    The current fundamental relativistic time scales are Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG) and Barycentric Coordinate Time (TCB); both of these have rates that...
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  • measures Tunisian Combat Group, Islamist insurgents' network Geocentric Coordinate Time (French: Temps-coordonnée géocentrique) Test call generator, in...
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  • The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) is a geodetic datum covering the Australian continent. Details of this datum are provided by the GDA94 Technical...
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    A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude...
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    celestial longitude, normally as when observed from the Earth (geocentric). In the case of a geocentric conjunction of two of the Solar System's planets, since...
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    ecliptic plane. There are two principal variants of the ecliptic coordinate system: geocentric ecliptic coordinates centered on the Earth and heliocentric...
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    International Date Line (category Time)
    and updated as Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC), which it did agree to, "shall not interfere with the use of local or standard time where desirable"...
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    Latitude (redirect from Geocentric latitude)
    have the same geodetic latitude, will have differing geocentric latitudes. Spherical polar coordinate systems are used in the analysis of the gravity field...
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  • terminology) Barycentric Coordinate Time TCC – Theory of Cryptography Conference TCG – (astrophysics terminology) Geocentric Coordinate Time TDB – (astrophysics...
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    The current fundamental relativistic time scales are Geocentric Coordinate Time (TCG) and Barycentric Coordinate Time (TCB). Both of these have rates that...
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    at the Wayback Machine "The transition to using the terrestrial geocentric coordinate system "Parametry Zemli 1990" (PZ-90.11) in operating the GLObal...
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    east of a prime meridian). Geocentric coordinate system (or Earth-centered Earth-fixed) A three-dimensional cartesian coordinate system that models the Earth...
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    Celestial sphere (category Astronomical coordinate systems)
    Almanac for 2010 lists the apparent geocentric position of the Moon on January 1 at 00:00:00.00 Terrestrial Time, in equatorial coordinates, as right...
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