function jed = epoch_to_jed_republican ( )

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%
%% epoch_to_jed_republican(): epoch of the Republican calendar as a JED.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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%  Modified:
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%    15 June 2012
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Output:
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%    real JED, the Julian Ephemeris Date of the epoch.
%
  jed = 2375839.5;

  return
end
