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Re: Question on Lunars
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Oct 28, 16:59 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Oct 28, 16:59 EDT
George H wrote:
"That would have given rise to an error in the difference between
ecliptic longitudes of Moon and star, which would be greater as the
passing-distance increased. Whether Halley had any way to correct for this,
I just don't know (but rather doubt it)."
It seems to me that the basic lunar theory back then would have been good enough to correct for this without much trouble.
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
"That would have given rise to an error in the difference between
ecliptic longitudes of Moon and star, which would be greater as the
passing-distance increased. Whether Halley had any way to correct for this,
I just don't know (but rather doubt it)."
It seems to me that the basic lunar theory back then would have been good enough to correct for this without much trouble.
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
