Study on secular change of the Earth’s rotation rate based on solar eclipse observation records on October 13, 443 BC

• Autorzy: Ma Lihua

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DOI

10.2478/arsa-2023-0005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An observation of a solar eclipse that occurred on October 13, 443 BC during the reign of the Duke Ligong of Qin was recorded in the Twenty-Four Histories (China’s dynastic histories from remote antiquity till the Ming Dynasty). With modern astronomical planetary ephemeris, the observation records were studied. The results showed that the eclipse probably occurred around sunset in Yongcheng, the capital of Qin, where the sunset time was exactly between the first contact stage (partial eclipse begins) and the fourth contact stage (partial eclipse ends) of the eclipse. Furthermore, secular change of the earth’s rotation rate at that time is investigated in this work.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

solar eclipse observation; Earth’s rotation; astronomical planetary ephemeris

• Wydawca: Centrum Badań Kosmicznych PAN ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Artificial Satellites : Journal of Planetary Geodesy
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 58, No. 2
• Strony: 56--62
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ma Lihua

• National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).