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(Encyclopedia) year, time required for the earth to complete one orbit about the sun. The solar or tropical year is measured relative to the sun and is equal to 365 days, 5 hr, 48 min, 46 sec of mean…anomalistic year
(Encyclopedia) anomalistic yearanomalistic yearənŏmˌəlĭsˈtĭk [key], time required for the earth to go from the perihelion point once around the sun and back to the perihelion point. It is 365 days, 6…holy year
(Encyclopedia) holy year: see jubilee.light-year
(Encyclopedia) light-year, in astronomy, unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one sidereal year. It is 9.461 × 1012 km (about 6 million million mi). Alpha Centauri and Proxima…leap year
(Encyclopedia) leap year: see calendar.tropical year
(Encyclopedia) tropical year, time between successive vernal equinoxes; 365 days, 5 hr, 48 min, 46 sec of mean solar time (see solar time). The tropical year is the basis of the year used in the…sidereal year
(Encyclopedia) sidereal year, time required for the earth to complete an orbit of the sun relative to the stars. The sidereal year is 365 days, 6 hr, 9 min, 9.5 sec of mean solar time (see solar time…Football: Year by Year
1936 College Football Recap1937 College Football Recap1938 College Football Recap1939 College Football Recap1940 College Football Recap1941 College Football Recap1942 College Football…Basketball: Year by Year
From the First NIT to the NCAA Final Four1938 College Basketball Recap1939 College Basketball Recap1940 College Basketball Recap1941 College Basketball Recap1942 College Basketball Recap1943…Geophysical Year, International
(Encyclopedia) Geophysical Year, International: see International Geophysical Year.Trending
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