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<p>The <b>Julian day</b> is a continuous count of days from the beginning of the Julian period; it is used primarily by <a href="page.php?w=astronomer">astronomer</a>s, and in <a href="page.php?w=software">software</a> for easily calculating elapsed days between two events (e.g., food production date and <a href="page.php?w=expiration_date">expiration date</a>).</p>

<p>The <b>Julian period</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=Chronology">chronological</a> interval of 7980&nbsp;years, derived from three multi-year cycles: the <a href="page.php?w=indiction">indiction</a>,</p><p>
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