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Baffled by Baffin
From: tony
Date: 2005 Dec 6, 09:34 +0000
From: tony
Date: 2005 Dec 6, 09:34 +0000
A correction to my earlier post: On the matter of the angular difference between the sun and the moon when the sun is in transit over the meridian of London on 19 July 1612 (GC), here are some comparisons. Baffin's 7h 19m (RA) estimated from the moon transit data Redshift astronomy program: 7h 15m (RA) Searle's ephemeris 7h 10m (ecliptic longitudes) An internet ephemeris 7h 11m (ecliptic longitudes)
