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Römer, Ole Christensen, 1644 - 1710 (astronomer)

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Observations and equations, 1738 - 1808

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/197
Scope and Contents Looseleaf miscellaneous observations and equations, principally on star observations and reductions. The papers also include a piece on water clocks; a star catalogue for 1766-1802; extensive comparisons with 'Rømer's Triduum' (the list of his meridian transit observations at Copenhagen Observatory, 20-23 October 1706); the error of geocentric longitude and latitude of the 1807 comet; differences of the Sun's observed right ascension from that in the 'Nautical Almanac', 1807-1808;...
Dates: 1738 - 1808
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