Solar and lunar tables, 1807
Scope and Contents
Various solar and lunar tables, divided into four sections.
1. Solar tables, from gravitational theory and observations: i. The true longitude of the Sun in time, with the apogee in the 8th degree of Cancer, for the year 1716; ii. The true longitude of the Sun in time, with the apogee in the 9th degree of Cancer, for the year 1771; iii. Longitudes from the Greenwich Meridian of principal places, with their geographical latitudes; iv. The mean motion of the Sun, the precession of the equinox and decrease in the obliquity of the ecliptic in Julian years; v. Epochs of the Sun's motion, in mean time at the Greenwich Meridian, 600 BC - 1735 AD and 1736-1807 AD; vi. The mean motion of the Sun, tabulated in months and days; vii. The mean motion of the Sun, tabulated in hours, minutes and seconds; viii. The equation of the Sun in a hypothetical ellipse, to give the Sun's longitude; ix. The logarithmic distance from the Sun to the Earth; x. Longitudinal distances between the Earth, Moon, Jupiter and Venus, and the obliquity of the ecliptic; xi. The longitude of the Sun in relation to the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and the equinox; xii. The apparent semi-diameter of the Sun and its hourly motion; xiii. The right ascension of the ecliptic; xiv. Deviation from points in the ecliptic; xv. Astronomical refractions.
2. Lunar tables, from gravitational theory and observations: i. The mean motion of the Moon in Julian years, 600 BC - 1807 AD; ii. Mean epochs of the Moon's motion, in mean time at the Paris Meridian; iii. The mean motion of the Moon tabulated in months and days; iv. The mean motion of the Moon tabulated in hours, minutes and seconds; v. Acceleration in the mean motion of the Moon, added to its mean longitude, 900 BC - 4300 AD; vi. The mean anomaly of the Moon with reference to the longitude of the Moon; vii. Tables for the latitude of the Moon; viii. Tables of lunar parallax; ix. Tables for the longitude of the Moon; x. Tables of the Moon's longitude in time; xi. Tables of the motion of the Moon in latitude; xii. Right ascension ascertained from the ecliptic longitude; xiii. Corrected declination of the ecliptic subtracted from the ecliptic latitude; xiv. Corrected right ascension for alterations in the obliquity of the ecliptic; xv. The use of the tables of the equations of time: 13 problems, with examples and discussion.
3. Duplicates of the lunar tables in RGO 4/125 (1) and (2), mostly untitled, with various problems and solutions to the Sun's motion and position.
4.Various solar and lunar tables: i. The hourly motion in latitude of the Moon; ii. Mean epochs of the Moon's motion in mean time at the Greenwich Meridian, using the Julian and Gregorian calendars, 1580 BC - 1752 AD; iii. Mean epochs of the Sun's motion in mean time at the Greenwich Meridian.
Dates
- Creation: 1807
Creator
- From the Series: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder)
Language of Materials
Latin
Former / Other Reference
A2/416
Finding aid date
2005-11-07 09:31:10+00:00
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