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Old November 6th 10, 06:51 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.physics
Sam Wormley[_2_]
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Default During the middle of the Eocene, about 40 million years ago...

On 11/6/10 12:42 PM, oriel36 wrote:
In an open forum that has many thousands of readers each day and
nobody will affirm that daily rotation is responsible for the day/
night cycle hence the major problems humanity faces is not climate or
any other perceived external threat but this huge problem.


There is a reason that nobody affirms you, Gerald. The earth has
to turn a bit more than 360° to line up with the noon sun. The
difference is one hole day per year. The Sun changes 360° in Right
Ascension during the course of a year.

366.242 rotations in 365.25 days.