Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions, New and Full Moons, A.D. 1650-1805

by Gingerich, Owen; Welther, Barbara L.
ISBN: 9780871695901
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Overview

These tables cover the period from the mid-17th to the 19th cent. when astronomical ephemerides were evolving most rapidly. These tables resemble those previously pub. by the APS: Tuckerman's "Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions, 601 B.C. to A.D. 1" and "A.D. 2 to A.D. 1649" and Goldstine's "New and Full Moon, 1001 B.C. to A.D. 1651." The tables contain features consistent with the almanacs and ephemerides pub. in this period: planetary positions are computed for 12 hours U.T. (noon); and the Julian day number is given for new and full moons. An analytical essay examines the theoretical and computational developments in almanac-making in the period that bridges between Kepler and Laplace.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Gingerich, Owen; Welther, Barbara L.
  • ISBN: 9780871695901
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 0.75 x 12.25
  • Publication Year: 1983
Language: English