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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2016-04-12 08:50:47 -0700
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2016-04-12 08:50:47 -0700
commit7c2c2196fd4be0b656bdf0e0b68f3d7c4a5eca08 (patch)
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parentca509810014726cf6bee9f7e8f69bdeaf62dc146 (diff)
downloademacs-7c2c2196fd4be0b656bdf0e0b68f3d7c4a5eca08.tar.gz
Merge from origin/emacs-25
ca50981 Improve time zone documentation c23c965 Prevent bootstrap autoload backup files 9344612 Disable multicolor fonts on OS X since they are not supported... c41ce1c Capitalize “Universal Time” in documentation 10597c9 Don't use 'find-program'
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diff --git a/lisp/calendar/solar.el b/lisp/calendar/solar.el
index bf8bedd599e..6fec8055319 100644
--- a/lisp/calendar/solar.el
+++ b/lisp/calendar/solar.el
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ delta. At present, delta = 0.01 degrees, so the value of the variable
;;; End of user options.
(defvar solar-sidereal-time-greenwich-midnight nil
- "Sidereal time at Greenwich at midnight (universal time).")
+ "Sidereal time at Greenwich at midnight (Universal Time).")
(defvar solar-northern-spring-or-summer-season nil
"Non-nil if northern spring or summer and nil otherwise.
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ Result is in days. For the years 1800-1987, the maximum error is
(defun solar-ephemeris-time (time)
"Ephemeris Time at moment TIME.
TIME is a pair with the first component being the number of Julian centuries
-elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component being the universal
-time. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
+elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component counting Universal Time
+hours. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
\(-0.040945 16), -0.040945 being the number of Julian centuries elapsed between
Jan 1, 2000 at 12 UT and November 28, 1995 at 0 UT.
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Result is in Julian centuries of ephemeris time."
"Right ascension (in hours) and declination (in degrees) of the sun at TIME.
TIME is a pair with the first component being the number of
Julian centuries elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second
-component being the universal time. For instance, the pair
+component counting Universal Time hours. For instance, the pair
corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is (-0.040945 16),
-0.040945 being the number of Julian centuries elapsed between
Jan 1, 2000 at 12 UT and November 28, 1995 at 0 UT. SUNRISE-FLAG is passed
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ to `solar-ecliptic-coordinates'."
"Azimuth and height of the sun at TIME, LATITUDE, and LONGITUDE.
TIME is a pair with the first component being the number of
Julian centuries elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second
-component being the universal time. For instance, the pair
+component counting Universal Time hours. For instance, the pair
corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is (-0.040945 16),
-0.040945 being the number of Julian centuries elapsed between
Jan 1, 2000 at 12 UT and November 28, 1995 at 0 UT. SUNRISE-FLAG
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ Sunrise if DIRECTION =-1 or sunset if =1 at LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, with midday
being TIME.
TIME is a pair with the first component being the number of Julian centuries
-elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component being the universal
-time. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
+elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component counting Universal Time
+hours. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
\(-0.040945 16), -0.040945 being the number of Julian centuries elapsed between
Jan 1, 2000 at 12 UT and November 28, 1995 at 0 UT.
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ Uses binary search."
Parameters are the midday TIME and the LATITUDE, LONGITUDE of the location.
TIME is a pair with the first component being the number of Julian centuries
-elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component being the universal
-time. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
+elapsed at 0 Universal Time, and the second component counting Universal Time
+hours. For instance, the pair corresponding to November 28, 1995 at 16 UT is
\(-0.040945 16), -0.040945 being the number of Julian centuries elapsed between
Jan 1, 2000 at 12 UT and November 28, 1995 at 0 UT.