DOUBLE PRECISION FUNCTION sla_EPB (DATE)
*+
*     - - - -
*      E P B
*     - - - -
*
*  Conversion of Modified Julian Date to Besselian Epoch
*  (double precision)
*
*  Given:
*     DATE     dp       Modified Julian Date (JD - 2400000.5)
*
*  The result is the Besselian Epoch.
*
*  Reference:
*     Lieske,J.H., 1979. Astron.Astrophys.,73,282.
*
*  P.T.Wallace   Starlink   February 1984
*
*  Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
*
*  License:
*    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
*    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
*    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
*    (at your option) any later version.
*
*    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
*    GNU General Public License for more details.
*
*    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
*    along with this program (see SLA_CONDITIONS); if not, write to the 
*    Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, 
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*
*-

      IMPLICIT NONE

      DOUBLE PRECISION DATE


      sla_EPB = 1900D0 + (DATE-15019.81352D0)/365.242198781D0

      END