The doctrine that at least certain ideas (e.g., those of God, infinity, substance) must be innate, because no satisfactory empirical origin of them could be conceived, flourished in the 17th century and found in RenÃ© Descartes its most prominent exponent.
Local Curvature of Space. According to Einsteinâs theory of general relativity, massive objects warp the spacetime around them, and the effect a warp has on objects is what we call gravity. So, locally, spacetime is curved around every object with mass. Overall Curvature of Space
Astronomy and celestial mechanics. 1  In astronomy, an anomaly of an elliptical orbit, generally measured with respect to an apsis, usually the periapsis. 2  Eccentric anomaly, an intermediate value used to compute the position of a celestial object as a function of time. Flyby anomaly, an unexpected energy increase during the flybys of the Earth by various satellites. Mean anomaly, a measure of time in the study of orbital dynamics.