Astronomia Britannica exhibiting the doctrine of the sphere, and theory of the planets decimally by trigonometry, and by tables : fitted for the meridian of London ... / by John Newton ...

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Astronomia Britannica exhibiting the doctrine of the sphere, and theory of the planets decimally by trigonometry, and by tables : fitted for the meridian of London ... / by John Newton ...
Author
Newton, John, 1622-1678.
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London :: Printed for the author by R. and W. Leybourn, and are to be sold by Thomas Piercepoint ...,
1657.
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Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
Planetary theory -- Early works to 1800.
Astronomy -- Mathematics -- Early works to 1800.
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For the Cuspe of the 11 house.
The oblique Ascension or arch ♈ D is
102. 82173
The halfe thereof is
51. 41086

The complement of C D E 57. 81626 is the angle

♈ D C.122. 18374.   
C ♈ D.23. 52500.Or the Suns greatest Declination
Summe145. 70874Half Summe72. 85437 
Differ.98. 65874½ Differ.49. 32937 
Sine ½ Summe72. 85437 co. ar.0. 0197429
Sine ½ Differ.49. 32937  9. 8799374
Tang. ½ ♈ D51. 41086  10. 0980083
Tang ½ Differ.44. 84740  9. 9976886

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For the 2 Operation.

Cosine ½ Summe72. 85437 co. ar.0, 5304705
Cosine ½ Differ.49. 29379. 8140541
Tangent ½ ♈ D51. 4108610. 0980083
Tangent ½ Summe70. 1521110. 445329
1 Arch adde44. 84740 

Summe 114. 99951 or ♋ 24. 99951 is the point of the Eclip∣tique for the 11 house.

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