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SAROS [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practical Astronomy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie pratique
DEF

Période de 223 lunaisons, soit 18 ans environ, à la fin de laquelle la lune, le soleil et la ligne des nœuds retrouvent approximativement la même position.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronomía práctica
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Record 2 1993-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
CONT

eclipses having similar characteristics ... take place in a cycle of about 18 years, the period of time that the Chaldeans called a saros.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Lune (Astronomie)
CONT

donc, après 223 lunaisons, période connue des Chaldéens sous le nom de Saros, ou 18 ans 11 jours, les mêmes éclipses se reproduisent.

Spanish

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