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Explains the difference between sidereal day (rotation of the earth with reference to infinetely distant stars) and synodic day (rotation of the earth with reference to the relatively nearby sun)

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Description Explains the difference between sidereal day and synodic day
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current22:29, 27 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 22:29, 27 June 2008798 × 1,067 (62 KB)Mathematicus (talk | contribs)Explains the difference between sidereal day (rotation of the earth with reference to infinetely distant stars) and synodic day (rotation of the earth with reference to the relatively nearby sun)

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