Open AccessIX. An account of an appulse of the Moon to the planet Jupiter, observed at Chelsea
Author(s) -
S Dunn
Publication year - 1763
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9223
pISSN - 0261-0523
DOI - 10.1098/rstl.1763.0010
Subject(s) - planet , jupiter (rocket family) , astrobiology , geology , astronomy , position (finance) , geodesy , physics , space exploration , finance , economics
The alteration of the angles of position made by the cusps of the Moon, and a planet to which the Moon makes a near appulse, will always enable the astronomically inclined to determine from observation, the longitudes of places, by the naked eye and a clock or watch set to apparent or equal time.
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