solarimedie
English translation: mean solar (hours/days)
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| 15:21 May 16, 2003 |
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peer agreement (net): +4mean solar hours Explanation: :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-16 15:26:51 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Nowadays everywhere in the civilised world the day is divided into 24 hours. At all times in all parts of the world all hours have the same length and they are known as equal hours. They are mean solar hours and each is one 1/24th of a mean solar day.\" http://www.sundials.co.uk/tbhou.htm \"(a) How much does a sidereal clock gain (or lose) on a mean solar clock in 5 mean solar hours? The sidereal clock runs faster than the solar clock. \" physics.unl.edu/directory/lee/ ast204/hw/hw3-solutions.pdf -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-16 15:27:39 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Flow of time is only as constant as the rotation of the Earth. 1 sidereal day = 24 sidereal hours. ... 1 mean solar day = 24 mean solar hours ..... \" www.physics.curtin.edu.au/teaching/ units/Ast201/Lectures/A201-3.ppt -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-16 15:35:04 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- h = ore / hours solarimedie = solari medie / mean solar Consequently h solari medie = mean solar hours Ciao, Sandy :-) |
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