Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And made easy to those who have not studied mathematicsFerguson, James
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Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And made easy to those who have not studied mathematics
Ferguson, James
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
| 90 | 0 1 15 0 | 1 6 26 15 || 0 16 34 30 |
| 100 | 0 1 23 20 | 1 9 49 10 || 0 18 25 0 |
| 200 | 0 2 46 40 | 2 19 38 20 || 1 12 50 0 |
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| 300 | 0 4 10 0 | 4 5 27 30 || 2 7 15 0 |
| 400 | 0 5 33 20 | 5 15 16 40 || 3 1 40 0 |
| 500 | 0 6 56 40 | 7 1 5 50 || 3 20 5 0 |
| 600 | 0 8 20 0 | 8 10 55 0 || 4 14 30 0 |
| 700 | 0 9 43 20 | 9 20 44 10 || 5 8 55 0 |
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| 800 | 0 11 6 40 | 11 6 33 20 || 6 3 20 0 |
| 900 | 0 12 29 0 | 12 16 22 30 || 6 21 45 0 |
| 1000 | 0 13 53 20 | 14 2 11 40 || 7 16 10 0 |
| 2000 | 0 27 46 40 | 28 4 23 20 || 15 8 20 0 |
| 3000 | 1 11 40 0 | 42 6 35 0 || 23 0 30 0 |
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| 4000 | 1 25 33 20 | 56 8 46 40 || 30 16 40 0 |
| 5000 | 2 9 26 40 | 70 10 58 20 || 38 8 50 0 |
| 6000 | 2 23 20 0 | 84 13 10 0 || 46 1 0 0 |
| 7000 | 3 7 13 20 | 98 15 21 40 || 53 17 10 0 |
| 8000 | 3 21 6 40 | 112 17 33 20 || 61 9 20 0 |
+--------+----------------+---------------------++-----------------+
| 9000 | 4 5 0 0 | 126 19 45 0 || 69 1 30 0 |
| 10000 | 4 18 53 20 | 140 21 56 40 || 76 17 40 0 |
| 20000 | 9 7 46 40 | 281 19 53 20 || 153 11 20 0 |
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[Sidenote: Fig. IV.]
To explain this by a Figure, let the Sun be in conjunction with a fixed
Star at _S_, suppose in the 30th degree of ♉, on the 20th day of _May_
1756. Then, making 2160 revolutions through the Ecliptic _VWX_, at the
end of so many Sidereal years, he will be found again at _S_: but at the
end of so many Julian years, he will be found at _M_, short of _S_: and
at the end of so many Tropical years, he will be found short of _M_, in
the 30th deg. of Taurus at _T_, which has receded back from _S_ to _T_
in that time, by the Precession of the Equinoctial points ♈ _Aries_ and
♎ _Libra_. The Arc _ST_ will be equal to the amount of the Precession of
the Equinox in 2160 years, at the rate of 50ʺ of a degree, or 20 min.
17-1/2 sec. of time, annually: this, in so many years, makes 30 days,
10-1/2 hours; which is the difference between 2160 Sidereal and Tropical
years: And the Arc _MT_ will be equal to the space moved through by the
Sun in 2160 times 11 min. 3 sec. or 16 days, 13 hours 48 minutes, which
is the difference between 2160 Julian and Tropical years.
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