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mean solar day

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mean solar day has value 24^h00^m00^s 2001-09-27 09:32:53.0
has definition The mean length of time between two successive culminations of the Sun (i.e., the mean period from apparent noon to apparent noon). has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:53.0
is an instance of day

day has symbol d 2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
has value in SI unit 24 h = 86400 s 2001-09-27 09:32:55.0

time unit is a unit of time 2001-09-27 09:32:52.0

unit has historical origin 2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
represents

mean solar day	has value 24^h00^m00^s
	has definition The mean length of time between two successive culminations of the Sun (i.e., the mean period from apparent noon to apparent noon).
	is an instance of day
day	has symbol d
day	has value in SI unit 24 h = 86400 s
time unit	is a unit of time
unit	has historical origin
unit	represents