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The earth takes 24 h to rotate once abou...

The earth takes 24 h to rotate once about its axis. How much time does the sun take to shift by 1° when viewed from the earth?

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Time taken for `360^(@)` shift = 24 h
Time taken for `1^(@)` shift `= 24//360 h =" 4 min."`
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