Moment (unit)
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moment-unit-304-2191892
title:
Moment (unit)
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A moment (momentum) is a medieval unit of time. The movement of a shadow on a sundial covered 40 moments in a solar hour, a twelfth of the period between sunrise and sunset. The length of a solar hour depended on the length of the day, which, in turn, varied with the season. Although the length of a moment in modern seconds was therefore not fixed, on average, a medieval moment corresponded to 90 seconds. A solar day can be divided into 24 hours of either equal or unequal lengths, the former bei
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Medieval unit of time
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_(unit)
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2023-04-21T09:24:54Z
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