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Effemeridi Astronomiche (Di Milano) Dall'ab. A. De Cesaris [And Others] Informazioni su questo libro Si tratta della copia digitale di un libro che per generazioni è stato conservata negli scaffali di una biblioteca prima di essere digitalizzato da Google nell’ambito del progetto volto a rendere disponibili online i libri di tutto il mondo. Ha sopravvissuto abbastanza per non essere più protetto dai diritti di copyright e diventare di pubblico dominio. Un libro di pubblico dominio è un libro che non è mai stato protetto dal copyright o i cui termini legali di copyright sono scaduti. La classificazione di un libro come di pubblico dominio può variare da paese a paese. I libri di pubblico dominio sono l’anello di congiunzione con il passato, rappresentano un patrimonio storico, culturale e di conoscenza spesso difficile da scoprire. 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Google Ricerca Libri aiuta i lettori a scoprire i libri di tutto il mondo e consente ad autori ed editori di raggiungere un pubblico più ampio. Puoi effettuare una ricerca sul Web nell’intero testo di questo libro da http://books.google.com 1 This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com 1 . 1256 1845.4 . !! ( alm . ) 1.2 1791-2 i - ASTRONOMICA STECULA li vispin . Their ... 22 mening d.o. " EPHEMERIDES ASTRONOMICATE Anni 1791 AD MERIDIANUM MEDIOLANENSEM SUPPUTATAE AB ANGELO DE CESARIS 40. Je ACCEDIT APPENDIX Cum Obſervationibus & Opufculis , MEDIOLANI MDCCLXXXIX . fan of . • *** • -noor- of komp . and form of *** Semes APUD JOSEPH GALEATIUM REGIUM TYPOGRAPHUM Superiorum permiſſu . TECA BODE BIP r ERRATA . CORRIGE . Pag . lin . CXI 38 g . 18. 46. B. 29. 18. 46. B. 5 4 theoriam theoria 7 4 atrahenlium atrahentium 13 28 verum veram d bli db Ба ) 26 14 d dz difi I dzi dzi 28 = Z 4 zº conſiderentur 37 8 conſideretur minuta fecunda 38 11 minutos ſecundos 39 6 0 " , 66 0 " , 86 Æquationes addendæ 40 17 Equationes longi . tudini longitudini 1 duo minuta 44 22 duos minutos eadem 55 I eadem erit tria minuta fecunda 65 14 tres minutos fe . cundos 66 8 nºt : int n't 2 nt 70 3 575 572 0,00054748 sq s 0,00059384 ECLIPSES ANNI 1791 3. Aprilis Eclipſis Solis Mediolani viſibilis . Initium Eclipſis 1 ° 19 ' 37 " Medium Eclipſis 2 34 48 Finis Eclipſis 3 51 43 Contactus Timberum initio Eclipſis gradus 10 infra diametrum horizontalem Solis . Quantitas Eclipſis digit . 5. s ' in parte boreali diſci ſolaris . 18. Aprilis Eclipſis Lunæ Mediolani inviſibilis . Hiium . 3'52 ' 20 " Medium .5 48 42 Finis .6 45 4 Quantitas Eclipſis dig : 9. 22 ' in parte auſtrali Lunæ . 26. Septemb . Eclipſis Solis Mediolani inviſibilis . Novilunium 12 19 ' 35 " II . O & tobris Eclipſis Lunæ Mediolani viſbilis . Initium 124 37 ' 41 " Medium . 14 12 6 . Finis . 15 46 31 Quantitas Eclipſis dig . 9. 14 ' in parte boreali Lunæ . la Appendice habentur obſervationes & opuſcula quæ fequuntur Obſervationes Planetarum habitæ annis 1788 , 1789 a Fran . cilco Reggio . Obervario oppofitionis Urani an . 1783. - pag . 3 Obiervario oppofitionis Saturni anni 1788 . 5 8 Obſervatio oppostionis Urani anni 1789 . Obſervaciones Mercurii prope maximam digreſſionem a Sole menſis Junii anni 1789 . 10 Obſervationes Mercurii prope maximam digrellionem a Sole meclis Augusti anni 1788. - » 15 nem men Obſervationes Mercurii prope maximam dig elli ſis Augusti anni 17 9.. » 17 21 Obervatio op potionis Saturni anni 1789 . Frar ſin Equ noct um autumnale anni 1789. obfervatum a Reggio - 23 Se & tio fecunda de inæqualitatibus periodicis Urani a viribus perturbatricibus Saturni & Jovis pendentibus ex Barnaba Oriani - 25 Obſervationes Veneris poft ejus conjunctionem menle Au gulti ad maximam digrellionem menfe O & tobris 1788 . Angeli de Cefaris - 73 Obſervacio eclipſis Solis die 4. Junii 1788. Angeli de Ce Saris . 81 Obſervationes Mercurii in elongatio ne a Sole menſis O & to . bris 1788. Angeli de Cefaris 83 Occultationes ftellarum in occurlum Lunz obfervatz tubo 10 pedum ab Angelo de Ceſaris 85 Obſervationes annuli Sacurni menlibus Auguiti & o & tobris 87 1789. Angeli de Cefaris Mémoire ſur le boud de Saturne par Mr. de Lambre 91 Eclipſis Lunæ 3. Januarii anni 1787. obſervata Paravii a clarif . Toaldo , » 98 Obſervations aſtronomiques faites à Marſeille les années 1785. , 1786. , 1787. par Mr. de Saint Jacques Silva belle . » 99 Obſervationes Meteorologicæ habicæ anno 1788. a Franciſco Reggio ,, 101 FESTA MOBILIA . Septuageſima . 20 Februarii Dies Cinerum . 9 Martii Paſcha Refurre & tionis . 24 Aprilis Rogationes Ritu Romano 30 31 Maji i Afcenfio > Domini . 2 Rogationes Ritu Ambrofiano . 6 7 8 Pentecofies . I2 Junii Dominica SS . Trinitatis . 19 Solemnitas Corporis Chriſti 23 Adventus Ritu Ambrofiano 13 Adventus Ritu Romano Novembris 27 ) Cyclorum Numeri . Numerus Aureus . 6 Indiatio Romana 9 Cyclus Solaris 1 8 Litera Dominicalis b . Epacta . xxv | Litera Martyrologii . F Quatuor Anni Tempora , Vere 16 18 19 Martii Æltate . 15 17 18 Junii Autumno . 21 23 24 Septembris Ayeme . 14 16 17 Decembris Obliquitas apparens Eclipticæ . 1 Januarii 23 ° 27 ' 53 " , 0 I Aprilis 23 27 52,5 I Julii 23 27 52,2 Į Octobris 23 2727 51 9 JANUARIUS 1791 . 1 Dies Dies Pbænomena Obſervationes Pbanomena & Observationes Soiis ī . Luna . Sol in parallelo Luna sla Leporis culmia . loh 29 ' ad y Scorpii 6h 36 ' Corvi 9 : culmin . 16h 591 Novilunium sh o ' 10 ) Hydra culmin . Tin nodo deſcendentes 17h 381 6 ad , Aquarii zh is ' Saturni 9lad a Pifcilim gh 44 ' 1 Corvi culmin . 168 16 : 0lad & Piſcium 20 22 16 € Leporis culmin . gh 4 Primus Quadrans ogh 178 Leporis culmin . 91 43 ' ifade & 3 Pilciom 3h 12 ' & 7h 527 191n figno Aquarit ich 5813 Apogea . 2413 Ceti culmio . ab 14'islad i . 13 Scorpii & 2. 8 Tauri yh o ' & 7h 30 ' colmin . 19h 22'15 ad e Tauri 10h 12 ' 39 a Leporis culmin . 8h 34:19 Pcnilunium 18h 21 ! s Canis culmin . gh : 3 ! 20 ad r . 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Į Navis : 16 Jupiter ftat 99 & Leporis , 8 Coving 15 Venus in Aphelio . Hyir & Scorpii B Cateris 19 Mercur us in nodo & in maxima 8 & B Leporis 10 w Scripii . elongatione vefpertina ? Erriani , à Lihiæ & Ceci $ 20 Mars ad e Capri diff lat . 33 ? Sorpii . ai po's , a cartris . 23 Mercurius in perihelio . 17 9 Curri , y Craveis . Sii , 25 Mars ad , Capri off lat . 15 ? Le Lepi's , n , u Hytra 3 28 Vinus ad , Capri silf lat s ! Libide , V 31 Uranus in oppofitione Sali .
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