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Solar eclipses - Early works to 1800
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The black-Day, or, a prospect of doomsday. Exemplified in the great and terrible eclipse, which will happen on Friday the 22d of April, 1715. The like whereof has not been visible in this Kingdom for above Five Hundred Years. And explaining the Schemes thereof, done according to most exact Calculation by Mr. Halley, Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford, and Mr. Whiston, late Professor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge, from Mr. Street's celebrated Caroline Tables, and the Corrected ones of that famous Astronomer Mr. Flamsteed. With Curious Observations on the Effects of this total Eclipse, through many Parts of Europe.
Date: [1715?]- Books
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Annus mirabilis. Or, An exact and particular account of the great eclipse of the sun, on Monday the 11th of May, 1724. Beginning at 40m. past 5, the middle at 36m. after 6, and ends at half an hour past 7 in the afternoon, and if the clouds do not obstruct, the planets May, Venus, and Mercury will plainly appear, with several types of this eclipse, as it may be seen in London, York, Bath, &c. in England; sevil in Spain, and Mexico in North-America, and several other places: with an astrological judgment, foretelling for five years to come, what may happen from it, in the several affairs of Europe. To which is added an history of the eclipes and comets that have been for above 1700 years, with the effects that followed them. By W. Wilson, student in the mathematicks.
Wilson, W., student in the mathematicks.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
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The method of calculating an eclipse geometrically; with an example of the great eclipse of the sun, which will happen on April the 1st, between nine and ten in the Morning, 1764. The whole Process being fully laid down, and plainly demonstrated by a Copper-Plate of the whole Operation. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary, Young Man's Book of Knowledge, Treatise on the Use of the Globes, Arithmetic, and the Ready Reckoner, &c. and John Probert, Master of the Academy, Cox's-Square, Spital-Fields.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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A description of the passage of the shadow of the moon over Europe, as it may be expected May 11th. 1724 in the evening. By Edm: Halley ast: reg.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.Date: [1724]- Books
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Remarks, and observations On the Great eclipse of the sun, May the 11th, 1724. Containing the passage of the moons shadow, on the illuminated disk of the earth, from the Time it first enters it, till it leaves it, likewise a particular calculation of the begining, middle, end, and duration of the said eclipse, with the quantity obscured at London, Paris, Dublin, Bristol, and Oxford. By Peter La Boissiere, philomath.
La Boissiere, Peter.Date: [1724]