X1013061838-00188-51774</DOCNO> A Day Next: About this document Up: REVIEW NOTES: THE NIGHT Previous: Eclipses A Day We've been moving backwards from a long period of time, the orbital period of the Earth (one year), to an intermediate time, corresponding to an orbital period of the Moon (a month), and will now briefly consider the shortest period of time, corresponding to the rotational period of the Earth on its axis (one day).
(the orbital period of the Earth (one year), to an intermediate time; will briefly consider; the shortest period of time; T:now)
the orbital period of the Earth (one year), to an intermediate time
will briefly consider
the shortest period of time T:now