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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4582. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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A time system based on the rotation of the Earth measured relative to the background stars, which for this purpose are regarded as fixed in position. Relative to the stars, the Earth rotates on its axis in a period of 23 h 56 min 04.1 s of mean time (i.e. ordinary civil time), and this period is called the sidereal day, which is, in turn, divided into sidereal hours....

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