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Index of Symbols

$A$: azimuth.
$a$: major radius, altitude.
$a_S$: major radius of sun.
$\alpha$: right ascension.
$\bar{\alpha}$: right ascension of mean sun.
$b$: minor radius.
$\beta$: ecliptic latitude.
$D$: lunar-solar elongation.
$\bar{D}$: mean lunar-solar elongation.
$\tilde{D}$: semi-mean lunar-solar elongation.
$\delta$: declination.
$\delta_M$: parallax of moon.
$e$: eccentricity.
$e_M$: eccentricity of moon.
$e_S$: eccentricity of sun.
$\epsilon$: inclination of ecliptic.
$E$: elliptic anomaly.
$\zeta$: radial anomaly.
$\theta$: equation of epicycle.
$F$: argument of latitude.
$\bar{F}$: mean argument of latitude.
$\bar{F}_0$: mean argument of latitude at epoch.
$\bar{F}_M$: mean argument of latitude of moon.
$\lambda$: ecliptic longitude.
$\lambda_S$: ecliptic longitude of sun.
$\bar{\lambda}$: mean longitude.
$\bar{\lambda}_0$: mean longitude at epoch.
$\bar{\lambda}_M$: mean longitude of moon.
$\bar{\lambda}_S$: mean longitude of sun.
$L$: terrestrial latitude.
$M$: mean anomaly.
$M_0$: mean anomaly at epoch.
$M_M$: mean anomaly of moon.
$M_S$: mean anomaly of sun.
$\mu$: epicyclic anomaly, parallactic angle.
$n$: rate of motion in mean longitude.
$\tilde{n}$: rate of motion in mean anomaly.
$\breve{n}$: rate of motion in mean argument of latitude.
$q$: equation of center.
$q_i$: lunar anomalies.
$R_E$: radius of earth.
$R_M$: radius of moon.
$R_S$: radius of sun.
$r$: radial distance.
$\rho_S$: angular radius of sun.
$\rho_M$: angular radius of moon.
$\rho_U$: angular radius of earth's umbra.
$t$: time.
$t_0$: epoch.
$T$: true anomaly.
$\tau$: orbital period.
$\varpi$: longitude of perigee.
$\Omega$: longitude of ascending node.

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Richard Fitzpatrick 2010-07-21