%0 Journal Article
%T Jan Śniadecki’s Astronomical Observations in Krakow
%A Zawilski, Marek
%J Quarterly Journal of the History of Science and Technology
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/0023589XKHNT.19.016.10346
%N Volume 64, Issue 2
%P 105-126
%K the Cracow astronomical observatory, Jan Śniadecki, eclipse, occultation, asteroid, moons of Jupiter
%@ 0023-589X
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kwartalnik-historii-nauki-i-techniki/article/krakowskie-obserwacje-jana-sniadeckiego
%X The article presents an analysis of astronomical observations that Jan Śniadecki (1756–1830) carried out in Krakow between 1788 and 1803. It evaluates the instruments, observational techniques and the accuracy of observations. It analyzes the observations of solar and lunar eclipses, occultations of stars by the Moon, transits of Mercury across the Sun, eclipses of the moons of Jupiter, positional observations of planets and asteroids, and determination of geographical coordinates of the Cracow Observatory.