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Albategnius, c858 - c929 (Arab astronomer)

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Planetary and lunar calculations, 1705-11-24 - 1709-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 1/60
Scope and Contents Lunar and some planetary calculations, 24 November 1705 - 5 July 1706, with a few notes up to June 1709, 374 folios. There are eight sections, marked volumes 9 to 16, now bound together, with a few inserted loose leaves. The writing is mostly in John Witty's hand, but Flamsteed's also features.9. Lunar places (1680-1681) and related calculations, including extracts on eclipses from Ptolemy and Albategnius (17v-28v, 41v).10. Lunar right ascensions and north polar...
Dates: 1705-11-24 - 1709-06
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