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Come again? If that were true, then the clock would advance past the actual time of day 2 hour for every month (30.5 days to be precise). And that would mean th
by teilo 9y ago
Come again? If that were true, then the clock would advance past the actual time of day 2 hour for every month (30.5 days to be precise). And that would mean that in 6 months, midnight would be at high noon. So...
- hodgesrm 9y agoIndeed. But the earth is simultaneously orbiting about the Sun, which changes the apparent length of a day by approximately 3.95 minutes. (I.e., approximately 24 * 60 / 365 minutes).
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- teilo 9y agoRight. A sidereal day. Sorry. His point flew right over my head. I see it now.