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ricci
05-25-09, 08:44 AM
The interval of the time between two consecutive transits of the center of the Sun trough the meridian of a given place is called a true solar day. This interval is not constant but varies between 23h59m39s and 24h0m30s, with the present values of the obliquity of the ecliptic...

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