TY - JOUR
TI - Jan Śniadecki’s Astronomical Observations in Krakow
AU - Zawilski, Marek
TI - Jan Śniadecki’s Astronomical Observations in Krakow
AB - 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.
VL - 2019
IS - Volume 64, Issue 2
PY - 2019
SN - 0023-589X
C1 - 2657-4020
SP - 105
EP - 126
DO - 10.4467/0023589XKHNT.19.016.10346
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kwartalnik-historii-nauki-i-techniki/article/krakowskie-obserwacje-jana-sniadeckiego
KW - the Cracow astronomical observatory
KW - Jan Śniadecki
KW - eclipse
KW - occultation
KW - asteroid
KW - moons of Jupiter