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Sothic cycle
A 1,460-year calendric cycle used in ancient Egypt; "Sothis" was the Greek name for Sirius, whose heliacal rising determined the Egyptian's fixed year of 365 days. Because of the lack of a leap day, the calendar regressed every Sothic cycle by one year.
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• Egyptian astronomy
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• CELESTIAL MECHANICS
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