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It's All in a Year
What is the significance of the following sequence?
79, 172, 265, 355
79, 172, 265, 355
Hint
It could be 80 173 266 356.Don't forget the title!
Answer
The series represents the Julian date (number of days from the New Year) that each new season begins. Northern-hemisphere seasons are listed below:79: March 20 (Spring)
172: June 21 (Summer)
265: Sept 22 (Autumn)
355: Dec 21 (Winter)
The hint covers the extra leap year
day.
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