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The evolution of adopted values for precession

Authors :
Lieske, J. H
Source :
Celestial Mechanics. 37
Publication Year :
1985
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1985.

Abstract

The history of astronomical longitude precession determination is reviewed. Consideration is given to the work of Hipparchus and Ptolemy, the definition of rotation axes, the major 19th-century determinations, and 20th-century studies (using the data of Newcomb; based on PGC, GC, and McCormick/Cape catalogs; using FK3, FK4, and AGK3; involving galaxies; and using the dynamical method). Laser ranging and VLBI are seen as the most promising techniques for future precession measurements. Diagrams, graphs, and tables of numerical data are provided.

Subjects

Subjects :
Astronomy

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00088714
Volume :
37
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
Celestial Mechanics
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.19860057339
Document Type :
Report