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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1709359
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1709359 |
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Reckoning time, longitude and the history of the Earth's rotation, using the Moon (English)
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9 January 2004
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The authors present a list of methods used to compute the longitude and the long-term studies of the Earth rotation using the Moon. The list is completed with references to primary sources from XVIth to XXth centuries. The paper also contains a short account on the measurement of the difference in longitude between two places using solar eclipses.
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reckoning time
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longitute
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Earth's rotation
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