Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions from 601 BC to 1649 AD by Bryant Tuckerman

1st Edition
Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions from 601 BC to 1649 AD by Bryant Tuckerman
US$68.00

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Good. 1964. The American Philosophical Society. 1st Edition. 2 Volumes.

Volume 1 - 601BC to 1AD
Volume 2 - 2AD to 1659 AD

In five day and ten day intervals. Comprehensive astronomical tables carry on from the year 601BC to 1649 and give the position of the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus. This information is of great importance for students of the history of astronomy for it permits exact dating of astronomical events such as eclipses and transits.