Observations And Predictions Of Eclipse Times By Astronomers In The Pre Telescopic Period
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Author | : J.M. Steele |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9401595283 |
Download Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as useful astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This is the first book to collect together all presently known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity to the time of the invention of the telescope. In addition to cataloguing and assessing the accuracy of the various records, which come from regions as diverse as Ancient Mesopotamia, China, and Europe, the sources in which they are found are described in detail. Related questions such as what type of clocks were used to time the observations, how the eclipse predictions were made, and how these prediction schemes were derived from the available observations are also considered. The results of this investigation have important consequences for how we understand the relationship between observation and theory in early science and the role of astronomy in early cultures, and will be of interest to historians of science, astronomers, and ancient and medieval historians.
Author | : John Michael Steele |
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Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : F. Richard Stephenson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 577 |
Release | : 1997-06-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0521461944 |
Download Historical Eclipses and Earth's Rotation Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book is intended for geophysicists, astronomers (especially those with an interest in history), historians and orientalists. The culmination of many years of research, it discusses, in depth, ancient and medieval eclipse observations and their importance in studying Earth's past rotation. This was the first major book on this subject to appear in the last twenty years. The author has specialised in the interpretation of early astronomical records and their application to problems in modern astronomy for many years. The book contains an in-depth discussion of numerous eclipse records from Babylon, China, Europe and the Arab lands. Translations of almost every record studied are given. It is shown that although tides play a dominant long-term role in producing variations in Earth's rate of rotation - causing a gradual increase in the length of the day - there are significant, and variable non-tidal changes in opposition to the main trend.
Author | : Samuel Jenkins Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
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Download Eclipses, Past and Future Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : George Frederick Chambers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Eclipses |
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Download (The) Story of Eclipses Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Richard A. Sweetsir |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Eclipses |
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Download Observe, Eclipses Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : United States Naval Observatory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
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Download Reports on Observations of the Total Eclipse of the Sun, August 7, 1869 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : United States Naval Observatory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
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Author | : United States Naval Observatory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Solar eclipses |
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Author | : Thomas Crump |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Science |
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Download Solar Eclipse Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Published in preparation for the total eclip se of the sun due on 11 August 1999, this book sets out the rules of motion of planets and their moons and describes the influence of solar eclipses on people and their actions. '