What does ephemeris mean?
Ephemeris means (obsolete) A journal or diary..
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/ɪˈfɛməɹɪs/ · noun
(obsolete) A journal or diary..
Wee heard the King was solacing at the Caspian Sea, whither now wee are travelling. Till then let us keepe an Ephemerides or day-journey.
[…]Mr. Samuel got 150 pounds of bread, with a small quantity of rum and wine, also a quadrant and compass; but he was forbidden on pain of death to touch either map, ephemeris, book of astronomical observations, sextant, timekeeper, or any of my surveys or drawings.
Use ephemeris when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ephemeris means (obsolete) A journal or diary..
Common synonyms include almanac.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Wee heard the King was solacing at the Caspian Sea, whither now wee are travelling. Till then let us keepe an Ephemerides or day-journey.
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