35 2 14 11 13 1900 30 3 25 248 26 44 53 6 23 10 41 3 22 55 14 The year 1900, will not be Leap-Year. the differ ence then will be 13 days, between the Old and New Style. TABLE XVII. A concise EQUATION TABLE, adapted to the second year after LeapYear, within one minute of the truth, for every year, (excepting the second) showing to the nearest full minute, how much a Clock should be faster or slower than the Sun. This Table is near enough to the truth, for regulating common Clocks and Watches, and was for that purpose calculated by Mr. Smeaton, SECTION FIFTEENTH. EXAMPLES. EXAMPLE I. Required the true time of new Mooon in July, 1832, and also whether there were an Eclipse of the Sun The Sun Equal to the 27th day of July, 8 hours, 47 minutes, and 46 seconds in the morning, at WASHINGTON ; the true time of new Moon. being then only two degrees and 14 minutes from the Moon's ascending mode, was consequently eclipsed. EXAMPLE II. Required the true time of new Moon in May, 1836, and whether there will be an or not. Eclipse of the Sun Equal to the 15th day of May, 9 hours, 3 minutes, and 18 seconds; true time of new Moon at WASHINGThe Sun being then only 13 degrees and 48 minutes from the Moon's Node, the Sun will consequently be visibly eclipsed. TON. EXAMPLE III. will be an Required the true time of New Moon, in December, in the year 1850; and whether there Eclipse at that time or not. True time of new Moon in December, 1850, will be the 31. 36m-17s, afternoon. The Sun will then be more than 56 degrees from the node, and consequently there can be no Eclipse at that time. |