Astronomical tables and precepts for calculating the ... times of new and full moons, and shewing the method of projecting eclipses from the Creation ... to A.D. 7800. To which is prefixed a short theory of the solar and lunar motionsAuthor, 1763 - 63 pages |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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