Lacaille's solar tables, 1800
Scope and Contents
An undated fair copy of Nicholas Louis de Lacaille's solar tables.
1. The approximate equation of time.
2. Mean epoch of the Sun's motion, 1600-1800.
3. Mean annual motion of the Sun, in complete years.
4. Mean daily motion of the Sun, 1 January - 31 December inclusive.
5. Mean motion of the Sun in minutes and hours of a day.
6. Mean anomalies of the Sun.
7. Variations in the equinoxes.
8. Perturbations of Jupiter's orbit.
9. Perturbations of Venus's orbit.
10. Perturbations of the lunar orbit.
11. The true place of the Sun in the ecliptic.
12. Logarithmic distances between the Sun and the Earth, with semi-major axis = 1.
13. Corrections to the logarithmic distances between the Sun and the Earth.
14. Variations in the Sun's position.
15. Longitude of the Sun.
16. Times and motion of the Sun.
17. Obliquities of the ecliptic.
18. Apparent longitude of the Sun, 1746-1752.
Dates
- Creation: 1800
Creator
- From the Series: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
A1/363
Finding aid date
2005-11-04 14:32:01+00:00
Subject
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