Reckoning time, longitude and the history of the Earth's rotation, using the Moon (Q5956446)
From MaRDI portal
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1709359
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | Reckoning time, longitude and the history of the Earth's rotation, using the Moon |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1709359 |
Statements
Reckoning time, longitude and the history of the Earth's rotation, using the Moon (English)
0 references
9 January 2004
0 references
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.
0 references
reckoning time
0 references
longitute
0 references
Earth's rotation
0 references