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Re: How Long Does a Day Last on Saturn?

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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 9:03:45 PM UTC-7, The Starmaker wrote:
> > > pnal...@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.
> >
> > Well, when I go to this link, *your* link, I find this...
> >
> > Definition of day
> > 1
> > a :  the time of light between one night and the next : the shortest day of the year
> > b :  'daylight' 1 woke up at the break of day
> > c :  'daytime' sleeps during the day and works at night
> > 2
> > astronomy :  the period of rotation of a planet (such as earth) or a moon on its axis the length of one day on Mars
> > 3
> > :  the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at midnight by mean time open seven days a week the first day of every month : Take one pill two times a day.
> >
> > > https://www.google.com/search?q=define++++day&cad=h
> >
> > Well, that's funny, when I go to this link, the one *you* supplied, I find THIS;
> 
> You need to look at the first one containing a link: by Merriam-Webster , not Google's insert of their own search engine.
> 
> Day | Definition of Day by Merriam-Webster
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day
> 1 : the time between sunrise and sunset : daylight. 2 : the time a planet or moon takes to make one turn on its axis A day on earth lasts 24 hours.



okay, it looks like nobody knows how long is a day on Saturn...



it also appears know one knows what a Day is....



Is there *anything* that Yous do know????


Just name ONE thing that you Do know!



and you want a billion dollars to tells us what you Thought is not what you Thought.

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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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