Sothic cycle

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noun

(in the ancient Egyptian calendar) a period of 1460 Sothic years.

Etymology

Origin of Sothic cycle

First recorded in 1855–60; Soth(is) + -ic

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Sothic cycle

This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

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