Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
solarimedie
English translation:
mean solar (hours/days)
Added to glossary by
achisholm
May 16, 2003 15:21
21 yrs ago
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Italian term
solarimedie
Italian to English
Science
Astronomy & Space
Astronomy
h solarimedia - period of rotation, used in astronomy
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | mean solar hours |
Sarah Ponting
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mean solar hours
:-)
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:26:51 (GMT)
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\"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
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:27:39 (GMT)
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\"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
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:35:04 (GMT)
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h = ore / hours
solarimedie = solari medie / mean solar
Consequently h solari medie = mean solar hours
Ciao, Sandy :-)
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:26:51 (GMT)
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\"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
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:27:39 (GMT)
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\"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
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Note added at 2003-05-16 15:35:04 (GMT)
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h = ore / hours
solarimedie = solari medie / mean solar
Consequently h solari medie = mean solar hours
Ciao, Sandy :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hi Sarah, many thanks for the help.
Sandy"
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