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Sidereal Time
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Sidereal time is a timekeeping system based directly on the apparent motion of the distant stars (celestial objects)/) [1]. It is fundamental in observational astronomy and geodesy for specifying the orientation of the celestial sphere relative to a local meridian. Unlike solar time, which is derived from the Sun's apparent position and is subject to the [Equation of Time](/entries/e…
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Solar Day
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Uniform Hours
The adoption of sexagesimal mathematics by cultures like the Babylonians facilitated the eventual move toward uniform hours, independent of the Sun's apparent position. The adoption of the $24$-hour system, rooted in an astronomical model where the day is treated as a constant duration independent of daylight hours, solidified the Mean Solar Day as the st…