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Record 1 2017-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
CONT

The interval between two successive passages of the Sun through one of the nodes is termed an "eclipse year", ... this interval is about 18.6 days less than a tropical (or ordinary) year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
CONT

Le Soleil met 346,62 jours pour retourner au même nœud de l'orbite lunaire. Cette période, qui comprend un passage à chacun des deux nœuds, est appelé année des éclipses.

OBS

[...] elle est plus courte que l'année normale du calendrier de plus de 18 jours [...]

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