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Noun Concept
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poynting-robertson effect
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The Poynting–Robertson effect, also known as Poynting–Robertson drag, named after John Henry Poynting and Howard P. Robertson, is a process by which solar radiation causes a dust grain orbiting a star to lose angular momentum relative to its orbit around the star. Wikipedia
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wetenschappelijke theorie
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John Henry Poynting
Howard Percy Robertson
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poynting-robertson effect

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