365.25 days I believe is the better approximation because it’s the rough time it takes Earth to be in the same spot - hence the leap days
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0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
If the earth stopped rotating, days would be about 365x longer.
I wanted to figure out a more exact answer, but I’m hung up on the fact that the length of a day is influenced by rotation and revolution together.
I have a feeling this requires calculus. If Sir Isaac Newton were here, I think he’d know what to do.
repungnant_canary@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Umbrias@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
you’ve got it. the period of the sun up/sun down cycle would be the orbital period.
mipadaitu@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
365x24=8760
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