Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Solar eclipse timings measured between A.D. 1672 and 1806 are analyzed to study the variation of Delta T (= ET - UT) over this interval. These solar eclipse observations confirm the results of Brouwer (1952), Martin (1969), and Stephenson and Morrison (1969) which were obtained from the analysis of occultations in this period. It is believed that Goldstein's (1985) analysis inadequately represents the changes in Delta T.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361); 200; 1-2,
Format:
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