THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OBSERVED BY CLAVIUS IN AD-1567

Authors
STEPHENSON FR JONES JE MORRISON LV
Citation
Fr. Stephenson et al., THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OBSERVED BY CLAVIUS IN AD-1567, Astronomy and astrophysics, 322(1), 1997, pp. 347-351
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
322
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
347 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1997)322:1<347:TSEOBC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The careful description of the solar eclipse of A.D. 1567 by Clavius i s used to derive limits to the Earth's rotational clock error (Delta T ) of between 145 and 165 sec at this date. This result provides an imp ortant link between the Delta T curve as deduced from ancient and medi eval eclipse observations and that obtained from telescopic data.