Re: accruate "sundials"


<geraldkelleher@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> 360 degrees = 24 hours
> 1 deg = 4 min
> .986 deg = 3 min 56 sec
>
> 24 hours minus 3 min 56 sec = 23 hours 56 min 04 sec
>

Why does it matter how many seconds a day has?

Surely it takes as long as it takes, and the number and size of the units we
use to measure it is arbitrary.


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