Astronomy notebook, circa 1766-1769 Digital
Scope and Contents
Notebook contains transcriptions by Caleb Gannett from Edmund Halley's Astronomical tables with precepts, both in English and Latin. It is possible he started the notebook while he was a graduate student at Harvard. Includes several hand drawn diagrams of projections of eclipses in Cambridge; formulas to calculate solar and lunar eclipses, the vernal equinox, and the summer solstice in 1766; and examples for determining the placement of planets in 1769.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1766-1769
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
.17 cubic feet ( (1 document box))Repository Details
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