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
>
>

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