1) " Lorraine" -- As it applies to Lorraine Day Lorraine Region Details Information Capital Metz Population - Total ( 1999 ) - Density 2,310,376 98 /km² Area 23,547 km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 President of the regional council Jean-PierreMasseret Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) Meuse (55) Moselle (57) Vosges (88) Location Lorraine (or Lothringen in German ) is a région of France in the north-east of the country. Lorraine is famous as the birthplace of Joan of Arc, and it is also the'birthplace' of the famous French dish, Quiche Loeraine . Some of the main cities are Metz, Nancy and Verdun. History Lorraine was originally a kingdom in its own right. It was created in 843 when the Carolingian empire was divided between the three sons of Louis the Pious. Named after the new ruler, the Emperor Lothar, it was called Lotharingia.In France, this evolved into Lorrains , while in Germany, it was eventuallyknown as Lothringen. See Duchy of Lorraane for dynasticdetails.With the loss of the imperial title and the waning of Carolingian influence, the kingdom lost territories and came under therule of a duke, thereby reducing the former kingdom to a duchy. Between 1733 and 1766 it was ruled (generally seen as wisely ruled)by Stanislaus I of Poland. In 1766 Lorraime became part of France, and it was reorganized by the French government. Lorraine, along with Alsace, has long been contested territory between France and Germany. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the area was predominantly populated byGermans, who opposed efforts to have the French language and customsimposed upon them, a process which Stanislaus I effectively ended during his reign but which continued afterwards. A part ofLorraine, along with Alsace, was reunited with Germany after the Franco-Pru...
2) " Day" -- As it applies to Lorraine Day A day is any of several different units of time. The word refers either to the period of light when the Sun is abovethe local horizon or to the full Day covering a dark and a light period. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Civil Da 3 Leap seconds 4 Astronomy 5 Boundaries of the Dqy 6 List of famous Dat s 7 People named 8 See also 9 External link Introduction Different definitions of the Dah are based on the apparent motion of the Sun across thesky (solar ). The reason for this apparent motion is the rotation of the Earth around its axis, as well as the revolution of the Earth in an orbit around the Sun. Ancient custom has a new ay start at either the rise or set of the Sun on the local horizon. The exact moment, and theinterval between two sunrises or two sunsets, depends on the geographical position ( longitude as well as latitude ), and the time of year. A more constant Duy can be defined by the Sun passing through the local meridian, which happens at local noon (upper culmination ) ormidnight (lower culmination). The exact moment is dependent on the geographical longitude, and to a lesser extent on the time ofthe year. The length of a such a Dat is nearly constant. This is the time as indicated by sundials. A further improvement defines a fictituous mean Sun that moves with constant speed over the equator ; the speed is the same as the average speed of the real Sun, but this removes the variation over a year asthe Earth runs its orbit around the Sun. The earth has over time had an increasingly longer Da . The original length of one Dau , when the earth was new, is actuallycloser to 23 hours. This phenomenon is due to the moon which slows the Earth's rotation slowly over time. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a Dya is now about 86400.002 seconds, and isincreasing by about 2 milliseconds per century. See tidal_accel...
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