New and Full Moons 1001 B.C. to A.D. 1651
New and Full Moons 1001 B.C. to A.D. 1651

Author: Herman Heine Goldstine

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780871690944

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Originally pub. in 1973; reprinted in 1994. Presents tables giving the dates of all new and full moons during an historical era when these data were of considerable interest and importance. The longitudes of the moon at each of these times is also given, as is a consecutive enumeration of the conjunctions and a similar one of the oppositions. All dates are reckoned in the Julian calendar. These dates and times are calculated for an observer in Babylon, or equivalently Baghdad, since this location is fairly centrally located for the historians of the period. The time used is civil time and is based on a 24-hour clock with its origin at midnight. Since this vol. may be considered as a suppl. to Tuckerman's tables, all fundamental astronomical elements have been taken from them.

Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions, 601 B.C. to A.D. 1, at Five-day and Ten-day Intervals
Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions, 601 B.C. to A.D. 1, at Five-day and Ten-day Intervals

Author: Bryant Tuckerman

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780871690562

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The need for these tables became pressing when hundreds of astronomical cuneiform tables in the British Museum became available for study, partly through the copies made in the 1880s and 1890s. All these texts originally came from some archive in Babylon which was discovered by Arabs in the middle of the 19th century. Most of the texts were written from about 330 B.C. to the first century A.D. Many of the texts are fragments of the original clay tables which have broken. In many cases, a fragment contains only parts of a few legible lines. Much of the information is of an astronomical character. It is evident that for investigations of these tablets the possibility of rapid scanning of accurately dated planetary positions is of primary importance.

Science in the Archives
Science in the Archives

Author: Lorraine Daston

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 022643236X

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"Science in the Archives" reveals affinities and continuities among the sciences of the archives, across many disciplines and centuries, in order to present a better picture of essential archival practices and, thereby, the meaning of science. For in both the natural and human sciences, archives of the most diverse forms make cumulative, collective knowledge possible. Yet in contrast to laboratories, observatories, or the field, archives have yet to be studied across the board as central sites of science. The volume covers episodes in the history of astronomy, geology, genetics, classical philology, climatology, history, medicine, and ancient natural philosophy, as well as fundamental practices such as collecting, retrieval strategies, and data mining. The time frame spans doxology in Greco-Roman antiquity to NSA surveillance techniques and the quantified-self movement. Each chapter explores the practices, politics, economics, and open-ended potential of the sciences of the archives, making this the first book devoted to the role of archives in the natural and human sciences.

Paul's Early Period
Paul's Early Period

Author: Rainer Riesner

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780802841667

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Riesner recognizes a problem in the chronologies proposed in the literature he surveys: often one or two 'absolute dates' are given, and the rest of the chronological details follow from those few established dates. In the next section Riesner seeks to go point-by-point through a chronology of the early ministry of Paul, discussion the evidence at each point for particular events in Paul's life and ministry. He is wary not to merely fit a date into a chronological scheme without providing good support for that date independent of other chronological markers (if possible). Riesner interacts with both conservative and non-conservative literature. The bibliography is massive (80 pages, with approximately 30 sources per page!), and footnotes in the volume indicate that Riesner is, indeed, familiar with the literature.

Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions
Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions

Author: Owen Gingerich

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780871695901

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These tables cover the period from the mid-17th to the 19th cent. when astronomical ephemerides were evolving most rapidly. These tables resemble those previously pub. by the APS: Tuckerman's "Planetary, Lunar, and Solar Positions, 601 B.C. to A.D. 1" and "A.D. 2 to A.D. 1649" and Goldstine's "New and Full Moon, 1001 B.C. to A.D. 1651." The tables contain features consistent with the almanacs and ephemerides pub. in this period: planetary positions are computed for 12 hours U.T. (noon); and the Julian day number is given for new and full moons. An analytical essay examines the theoretical and computational developments in almanac-making in the period that bridges between Kepler and Laplace.

Rio Del Norte
Rio Del Norte

Author: Carroll L. Riley

Publisher: University of Utah Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780874804966

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Chronicles twelve thousand years of continuous history of the upper Rio Grande region, from the introduction of agriculture, to the rise of the Basketmaker-Pueblo people and beyond.

Prophecy Proof Insights on the Last Generation
Prophecy Proof Insights on the Last Generation

Author: Wayne Croley

Publisher: Prophecy Proof Insights Publications

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1732211132

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The world is full of chaos. Many wonder if we are living in the last days. Will we see the end time events described in the Bible come to pass soon? Are we the last generation before the coming of Christ? In this book, we will look at often-overlooked biblical clues about the timing of key end time events. These clues empower us to identify plausible start dates and end dates for the tribulation and the Second Coming of Christ. The Bible promises us that Christ will return and gives us clues about the timing of His return. Learn which upcoming dates are possible by getting your copy of this book.

Why the Tax Year Begins on Sixth April
Why the Tax Year Begins on Sixth April

Author: Alan O'Brien

Publisher: Alan O'Brien

Published: 2024-05-28

Total Pages: 703

ISBN-13:

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Second Edition 2024 This book explains why the UK tax year begins on 6 April and traces the history of the old tax year which ran from 25 March. It also covers other aspects of calendar history and related issues, including the continuing application of the 1750 British calendar reform statute to the USA and elsewhere. The move from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 resulted in the omission of 11 days from September 1752. The omitted days were later added to the tax year and that apparently meant a new tax year beginning on 5 April - not 6 April. There are various explanations for the addition of a further day so the year began on 6 April, including the suggestion that a day was added in 1800. In fact the old tax year ran “from” 25 March and an ancient legal rule said “from” meant the year began on the following day, 26 March. Hence adding 11 days to 26 March produced a new tax year beginning on 6 April. It is often said that the Treasury extended the tax year by 11 days to avoid losing money. This is untrue. The Second Edition revises and expands particularly the key explanation on the way the tax year changed.