Medieval Chronicles and the Rotation of the EarthThe main purpose of this work is to obtain and assess a large body of observations of solar eclipses from medieval records (roughly the period from 400 to 1200), and to use the observations in improving our knowledge of the motion of the solar system. Catalogues of various types of data are given in the appendices including but not limited to lunar eclipses, comets, novae, famines, and earthquakes. |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES OF THE WORK | 1 |
THE EASTER PROBLEM | 15 |
ANNALS CHRONICLES AND HISTORIES | 43 |
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12th century 3rd hour 4th feria 6th hour Anglo-Saxon Chronicle annalist Anselmus Asser astronomical Bede Bede's Blandinienses Byzantine calculation calendar calends called century Chapter Christian chronicle chronological church cited compiled consular lists contemporaneous continuation copied correct Council of Nicaea cycle discussion Domitiani Latini Easter controversy Easter tables ecclesiastical moon eclipse records editor emperor entry equinox Found in Medieval Fuldenses Ginzel give Gregorian calendar Hence Herimannus Hydatius identified Julian calendar Latin Laurissenses lipse lunar eclipse magnitude March 21 Margan Matthew Paris Mellicenses monastery month notice novae occurred Oppolzer original Passover penumbral eclipse Probably independent records of solar References to Solar Roman says Scotorum Section seems set of annals Sigebertus solar eclipses Solar Eclipses Found Standard deviation stars appeared Theophanes tion Ulster umbral eclipse William of Malmesbury words writing written wrote