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When a spectral line of wavelength `lambda = 0.59 mu m` is observed in the directions to the opposite edges of the solar disc along its equator, there is a difference in wavelengths equal to `delta lambda = 8.0p m`. Find the period of the sun's revolution about its own axis.

A

30 days

B

24 hours

C

25 days

D

365 days

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