EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.37P
The tropical year, the time interval from one vernal equinox to the next vernal equinox, is the basis for our calendar. It contains 365.242 199 days. Find the number of seconds in a tropical year.
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