Literary notes about Synodic (AI summary)
The term "synodic" is commonly used in literature to describe the period or cycle in which a celestial body returns to the same or similar configuration relative to another, particularly the Earth or Sun. In astronomical contexts, it appears in discussions of planetary oppositions and lunar cycles, such as calculating the synodic period of Mercury [1] or the phases of the moon [2]. Authors employ the term to detail rotations and revolutions, like the synodic revolution of the moon [3] or solar rotation periods [4], underscoring its importance in celestial mechanics. Additionally, "synodic" finds its way into texts with religious or ecclesiastical themes, indicating meetings or statutes held by church bodies [5][6].
- The mean synodic period of Mercury is about one hundred and sixteen days, or a little less than four months.
— from The Ways of the Planets by Martha Evans Martin - The time between two successive new moons (synodic period or lunation) is twenty-nine and one-half days.
— from The Circle of Knowledge: A Classified, Simplified, Visualized Book of Answers - They determined correctly within a small fraction the length of the synodic revolution of the moon.
— from The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson - Why, because twenty-seven days is about the synodic period of solar rotation.
— from Disturbing Sun by Robert S. (Robert Shirley) Richardson - There arose a swarm of sects who met at synodic conventions to find grounds of union, but separated with still further divisions and dissensions.
— from History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6) by Heinrich Graetz - The same prohibition is found in the synodic statutes of the diocese of Soissons, printed in that city in 1561.
— from The Dance: Its Place in Art and Life by Troy Kinney
