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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5145. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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An interval of 19 years after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the year, which appears to have been discovered in or around 433 BC by the Greek natural philosopher Meton (c. 460 BC-?), and about 50 years later by the Babylonians. This occurs because 235 lunar months is almost exactly equal to 19 tropical years (235 lunar months is equivalent to 6939.689 days, whereas 19 trop...

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