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REVOLUTION SIDERALE SOLEIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
DEF

... the time for the Sun to return to the same position in respect to the stars of the celestial sphere.

CONT

The Sun appears to move with respect to the distant stars about 1 degree eastward per day, and makes a circuit of the sky from a particular star back to the same star in a sidereal year (365.25 mean solar days).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
DEF

Temps que met le centre du Soleil pour revenir occuper le même point du ciel.

Spanish

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