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2009BaltA..18..253G - Baltic Astronomy, 18, 253-263 (2009/December-0)

17th century photometric data in the form of telescopic measurements of the apparent diameters of stars BY Johannes Hevelius.

GRANEY C.M.

Abstract (from CDS):

The book Mercurius in Sole Visus Gedani published in 1662 by Johannes Hevelius contains a table of magnitudes and apparent telescopic diameters of nineteen stars. The data fit to a simple model, suggesting that Hevelius produced what is essentially a table of surprisingly precise photometric data.

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Journal keyword(s): history and philosophy of astronomy - techniques: photometric

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