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MEAN CIVIL TIME [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

clock time reckoned in mean solar hours, minutes, and seconds and commonly divided into 12-hour periods beginning alternately at midnight and noon of each civil day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Temps moyen avancé de 12 heures.

OBS

Comparer à temps solaire, temps moyen, temps universel.

Spanish

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