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Sothic year

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(天文学) シリウスのヒラカル昇星の連続した二回分の間隔、ほぼ正確に365¼日に相当する期間
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古代エジプトの祭司たちは、シリウスのヘリアカル昇起が再び現れるまでの期間(ほぼ365.25日)を使って暦を調整していた。

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(astronomy) The span of time between successive heliacal risings of the star Sirius, equivalent to almost precisely 365¼ days.

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Sothic year

Ancient Egyptian priests used the Sothic year, tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius, to calibrate their calendar.

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Ancient Egyptian priests used the Sothic year, tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius, to calibrate their calendar.

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