Is it correct that the “Earth turns 366.25 times a year”. I thought that the earth turns 365.25 and we get the extra day because Earth spins around the sun once every year. Am I correct? If the Earth didn’t rotate but went around the sun then that would give you one day without the Earth even rotating.
Roderick Wall. Had to think of that for a while! I think the number of days equals the number of rotations minus one. So 366.25 rotations = 365.25 days If the Earth always kept the same face to the sun, it would rotate once, but there would be no days, so one rotation = no days If the Earth does not rotate at all, there would be one day, but it would be a negative one; ie with the sun rising in the west – which it would – just think of the sky at night if the Earth didn’t rotate – the sun would rise in the west as it moved along the ecliptic... * David Widdowson, ASTROVISUALS, * * 6 Lind St, Strathmore, 3041, AUSTRALIA * Ph/fax: 61- (0)3 - 9379 5753 * EMAIL: mailto:m...@astrovisuals.com.au WEB: http://www.astrovisuals.com.au/
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