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Scientist who first estimated the length of a year correct to 5 decimal places

3 Apr
Omar Khayyam. In 1079, he calculated the length of a year to be 365.241985 days which was recently proved to be 365.24190 days using Hubble telescope and atomic clocks. An error occuring in the sixth decimal place.

Omar Khayyam. In 1079, he calculated the length of a year to be 365.241985 days which was recently proved to be 365.24190 days using Hubble telescope and atomic clocks. An error occuring in the sixth decimal place.