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Re: 1901 May, 22 Lunar example by French Navy Captain Arago
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2010 Feb 23, 20:49 -0800
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2010 Feb 23, 20:49 -0800
I hope the attached are helpful.
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Date and time 02 Mar 1901, (with TT-UT close to - 1.1 second of time)
Location, Brest in France
Latitude : NORTH 48 degrees 23 arcminutes 30 arcseconds, and
Greenwich Longitude : WEST 004 degrees 29 arcminutes 31.18 arcseconds, and Altitude : 0 meter, i.e. on the ellipsoid
Lunar occultation of the Star currently designated as k CNC (kappa Cancri).
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