Definition:Apparent Solar Day
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Definition
The apparent solar day is the time interval between two successive meridian transits of the sun.
It varies over the course of the year:
- from $24 \ \mathrm h \ 0 \, \mathrm {min} \ 30 \, \mathrm s$
- to $23 \ \mathrm h \ 59 \, \mathrm {min} \ 39 \, \mathrm s$
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): day
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): day