Ephemerides
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Ephemerides is a 15th-century astronomical table compiled by Regiomontanus that provided highly accurate planetary positions and became a foundational tool for navigation and astronomy in early modern Europe.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical table
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ephemeris ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstEdition | 1470s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ptolemaic astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf |
later astronomical tables
ⓘ
later nautical almanacs ⓘ |
| characteristic | high accuracy ⓘ |
| compiler |
Johannes Müller von Königsberg
NERFINISHED
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Regiomontanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
eclipse predictions
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lunar positions ⓘ solar positions ⓘ tabulated planetary longitudes ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational tool for European astronomy
ⓘ
foundational tool for European navigation ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern astronomy
ⓘ
early modern navigation ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| provides | planetary positions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | multiple years of planetary positions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
astrologers
ⓘ
astronomers ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrology
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astronomical calculations ⓘ celestial navigation ⓘ |
| usedIn | early modern Europe ⓘ |
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