Ancient Astronomy

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This page contains info on various astronomical subjects related primarily to the study of Mesoamerica.

• Catalogues
• Solar Eclipses on Earth - Catalogue of all Solar eclipses visible on Earth from 1001 BC to AD 2500
• Lunar Eclipses on Earth - Catalogue of all Lunar eclipses visible on Earth from 1001 BC to AD 2500
• Mesoamerican Solar eclipses - Catalogue of Solar eclipses visible in Mesoamerica from AD 1 to AD 1600
• Mesoamerican Lunar eclipses - Catalogue of Lunar eclipses visible at Tikal from AD 1 to AD 1600
• Venus - Heliacal risings and settings visible from Yucatan AD 800 to AD 1600

• Articles
• Saros, Inex and other Eclipse cycles
  
• Light variations during the total solar eclipse of August 11th, 1999
  
• Light variations during the predawn solar eclipse of May 31st, 2003 (36 kB pdf-format)
  
• Eclipses and supernova 1054 in the Dresden Codex (494 kB pdf-format)
  
• Delta T - Delta T = TT - UT
  

• Nederlandstalige teksten (texts in Dutch)
• Inter gravissimas (nederlandse vertaling) - de kalenderhervorming van 1582
  

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