| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Time, astronomy, and calendars, 2211-632X ; v. 2 |
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Time, astronomy, and calendars ; v. 2
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| Contents |
List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One Chronology; 1. Epochs and Intervals; 2. Number of Days from the Beginning of an Era; 3. Conversion of Dates; Chapter Two Trigonometry and Spherical Astronomy; 1. Sines and Chords; 2. Solar Declination; 3. Shadow Table; 4. Right Ascension; 5. Oblique Ascension; 6. Ascensional Difference; 7. Length of Daylight; 8. Meridian Altitude of the Sun; 9. Time of Day from the Altitude of the Sun; Chapter Three Equation of Time; Chapter Four Precession and Apogees; 1. Trepidation (Access and Recess); 2. Apogees |
| Summary |
This is a survey of the numerous astronomical tables compiled in the late Middle Ages, which represent a major intellectual enterprise. Such tables were often the best way available at the time for transmitting precise information to the reader |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- To 1500 -- Tables -- History.
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Astronomy, Medieval -- Europe.
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Ephemerides -- History -- To 1500.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Tables (Data)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goldstein, Bernard R.
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| LC no. |
2012009594 |
| ISBN |
9004230599 (electronic bk.) |
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9789004230590 (electronic bk.) |
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