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<p>0.835 in on the surface of <a href="page.php?w=Neptune">Neptune</a> as observed from Earth.</p>

<p><big> History </big></p>
<p>The concepts of degrees, minutes, and seconds--as they relate to the measure of both angles and time--derive from <a href="page.php?w=Babylonia">Babylonian</a> <a href="page.php?w=Babylonian_astronomy">astronomy</a> and time-keeping. Influenced by the <a href="page.php?w=Sumer">Sumerians</a>, the ancient Babylonians divided the Sun's perceived motion across the sky over the course of one <a href="page.php?w=Solar_day">full day</a></p><p>
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