Philippe de la Hire’s eighteenth century eclipse predictor

Lars Gislén, Chris J. Eade

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    Abstract

    We investigate the workings of an early eighteenth century instrument for predicting eclipses described by the French astronomer de la Hire in his book Tabulae Astronomicae.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)46-50
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Astronomical History and Heritage
    Volume19
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Natural Sciences
    • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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