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%S 261,-187,74,-38,36,-2,1,0
%N Deviations in hours between A280323 tropical years and A280324 synodic (lunar) months (rounded to nearest hour).
%C Values used for the average length of 1) the tropical year: 365.242190 ephemeris days; 2) the lunar month: 29.530589 ephemeris days.
%H Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonic_cycle">Cycle of Meton</a>
%H Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_month">Lunar month</a>
%H Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">Lunisolar calendar</a>
%H Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_year">Tropical year</a>
%F a(n) = round(24*(365.242190 * A280323(n) - 29.530589 * A280324(n))).
%e Cycle of Meton: A280323(6) = 19 tropical years minus A280324(6) = 235 lunar months = -2.08 hours; a(6) = round(-2.08) = -2.
%Y Cf. A280323.
%K sign,fini,full
%O 1,1
%A _Jean-Christophe Hervé_, Dec 31 2016