Publication Date:
2019-08-01
Description:
Using detailed knowledge of the Earth’s variable rotation, we conclude that the eclipse of BC 188 July 17 was total at Rome, and that Livy’s historical account of the darkness that befell the city in that year was due to this eclipse. This sets tight constraints on the value of ∆T at that epoch.
Print ISSN:
0021-8286
Electronic ISSN:
1753-8556
Topics:
Physics
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