Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn?

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Date	2017-07-25 21:04 -0700
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written, alt.astronomy
Subject	Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn?
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pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 1:40:23 PM UTC-7, The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> > Day;
> > the time between sunrise and sunset
> 
> Well now, *you* are changing the definition of a day. From here...
> 
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day
> 
> ... we find the following;
> 
> "astronomy: the period of rotation of a planet (such as earth) or a moon on its axis"
> 
> Talking about the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is pretty much worthless for either a planet or a moon. This is because it depends on what latitude you are referencing. The amount of 'daytime' at the equator of a body is very different than the amount of 'daytime' at the pole, especially if the body's axial inclination is much greater than zero, and almost all known bodies in the solar system have inclinations substantially different than zero.
> 
> A much more realistic question would be "what is the rotational period of Saturn?", and I have already supplied a link that explains that in some detail.




I didn't change the definition: It reads number 1: the time between
sunrise and sunset 

Day | Definition of Day by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day
1 : the time between sunrise and sunset : daylight.

https://www.google.com/search?q=define++++day&cad=h


I had no idea 'your people' haven't yet figured out what a ..."Day" is
yet.



I guess asking, How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? is too tough a
question to ask...scientist.


Is Day a theory?

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How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-07-25 11:13 -0700
  Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2017-07-25 12:45 -0700
    Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-07-25 13:40 -0700
      Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2017-07-25 14:10 -0700
        Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-07-25 16:14 -0500
          Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2017-07-26 09:41 -0700
            Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2017-07-26 19:23 -0700
          Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2017-07-27 15:57 -0700
      Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-07-25 21:04 -0700
        Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-07-25 21:28 -0700
          Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-07-25 21:48 -0700
            Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-07-25 21:56 -0700
            Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-07-25 22:43 -0700
  Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn? pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-07-25 14:40 -0700

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