Compilation of tables, 1700
Scope and Contents
A compilation entitled 'Tables of the Motions of Jupiter's Satellites' on the front cover, and 'Liber Tabularum' ('Book of Tables') by the compiler, 74 folios. There are tables of Jupiter's satellites (2v-20v, 35v) and of Jupiter (28r-30v, 36v); tables of tides (21v-22r); ballistic data (22v-23r); tables of the equation of time (23v-25v, 31r); nonagesimal tables (25v-27v); ecliptic declinations by Abraham Sharp (32v-33v); solar places for 1726 (36r); tables of the equation of light, with instructions (37r, 40v-45r); unfinished tables of parallaxes (37v-38r); a table of refractions (38v); and scattered rough notes. Some of the writing is in Flamsteed's hand, but most of the items are in other hands. The papers are undated, but originate from circa 1700 or later.
Dates
- Creation: 1700
Creator
- From the Series: Flamsteed, John, 1646 - 1719 (astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
A1/67
Finding aid date
2005-10-19 16:24:31+00:00
Subject
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