Seventeenth Century French Jesuit Longitude Determinations in Asia
On the Art of Rectifying the Clocks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21715638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lars Gislén (0000-0002-6413-2366, Horse Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 770-775 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-2807 |
| Publisher | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2021.03.14 |
| OpenAlex | W3205494104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Two methods of setting clocks to show correct time during the 17th century by French Jesuits in China are investigated and their computations and accuracy are analysed. These methods were used to rectify the clocks used for timings of eclipses of the Galilean moons or for lunar eclipses that in turn were used to determine geographical longitudes by Jesuit missionaries in Siam and China. It is found that the calculations needed, in spite of being quite complicated, were well done and very accurate
Algorithm · Ancient history · Archaeology · Astronomy · China · Computation · Geodesy · Geography · Latitude · Longitude · Physics · Computer Science · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical Geography and Cartography · History · History and Developments in Astronomy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |