Hello Gordon, I possess a small book about EoT, mostly old tables.
Tables of the Equation of Time for the Regulating of Clocks and Watches by a Sun-Dial Ex Libris Christopher St. J.H. Daniel 1993 Mr. Daniel is the chairman of the BSS. Best wishes, Fer. Fer J. de Vries [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Eindhoven, Netherlands lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon Uber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sundial <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:35 AM Subject: Needed: history of equation of time > I have become interested in the history of the Equation of Time. Can anyone > recommend a reference (preferably in English) on the subject? > > I understand that John Flamsteed and Christiaan Huygens published tables of > it in 1666 and 1662, respectively. If anyone has copies of these tables, > the tables (or citations to them) would be greatly appreciated. > > So far I have located G. Toomer's translation of Ptolemy's "Almagest," > which has a section on it, as does Neugebauer's "History of Ancient > Mathematical Astronomy". > > I am following up on some articles in the NAWCC Bulletin. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Gordon > > Gordon Uber [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Diego, California USA > Webmaster: Clocks and Time: http://www.ubr.com/clocks > >
