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
+------------------------------------+----------+-------------+-------------+
| | | Sun’s Anom. | Moon’s Ano. |
| | D. H. M. +-------------+-------------+
| | | s ° ʹ | s ° ʹ |
| +----------+-------------+-------------+
| Tab. III. Mean time of Full Moon | | | |
| in _March 1730_ | 22 6 58 | 9 2 40 | 3 13 23 |
| Tab. V. Conj. and Anom. for 1700 | | | |
| years subtract | 14 17 37 | 11 28 46 | 10 29 36 |
| | -------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| Rem. the Opposition and Anom. in | | | |
| _March_ A. D. 30 | 7 13 21 | 9 3 54 | 4 13 47 |
| Tab. V. Add, for one Lunation, to | | | |
| bring it into _April_ | 29 12 44 | 0 29 6 | 0 25 49 |
| | -------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| The sums are | 37 2 5 | 10 3 0 | 5 9 36 |
| +----------+-------------+ |
| The Days in Tab. VII. answer to | | Equ. Moon’s Anom. - 17 |
| _April 6_ | 6 2 5 | ---------- |
| To which add the sum of the three | | Anom. cor. 5 9 19 |
| Equations | 6 1 | Sun’s Equat. + 1 35 |
| | -------- | ---------- |
| True time of Opposition | | Moon’s Ano. 5 10 54 |
| _April_ A. D. 30 | 6 8 6 | |
| +-----+----+---------------------------+
| Which is the 6th day, at 6 minutes past | Moon’s ann. Eq. 0^h 18^m add |
| 8 in the Evening. And thus, the time | Her ellipt. Equ. 2 46 add |
| of New or Full Moon may be found for | Sun’s Equat. 2 57 add |
| any given year and month after the | ------------- |
| Christian Æra. | Sum 6 1 add |
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
[Sidenote: Remark.]
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