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Re: Small booklet of EOT and Dec
From: Paul Hughes
Date: 2018 May 21, 21:47 -0700
From: Paul Hughes
Date: 2018 May 21, 21:47 -0700
Using Declination and Equation of Time alone, ignores the longitude of equinox. Edward Wright explained the needful in 'Certaine errors in navigation.' Which is why a basic ephemeris, covering the four differing years, comes from observation.
