ASTRONOMY
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(130.) Table of the Transits of Mercury calculated for Three Centuries from M. T)e La Lande's Netu Tables of Mercury, and
reduced to the Meridian of Greenwich. (iV. .S’.)
I Year.
1605
**1615
**1618
*1638
* 163116441651
* 1661*1604
1674**1677*1090*169717071710*1723**17361740**1743*1753175617691776**1782*1786*1789**1799*180218151822**18321835*1845** 184S*1861*1868*18781881*1891*1894
1 Nov.
3 May
4 Nov.
5 May7 Nov.
9 Nov.3 Nor.
3 May
4 Nov.
6 May
7 Nov.
10 Nov.
3 Nov.
5 May
6 Nov.9 Nov.
11 Nov.
2 May
5 Nov.
6 May
7 Nov.9 Nov.2 Nov.
12 Nov.
4 May
5 Nov.7 May9 Nov.
12 Nov.5 Nov.5 May
7 Nov.
8 May
9 Nov.12 Nov.
5 Nov.
6 May
7 Nov.
10 May10 Nov.
at
tion,
Mean Time.
Geocent. Longit.
Middle,
True Time.
Semidurat.
Nearest (list.oftheCentres
H.
M.
s.
0
'
a
H.
M.
s.
H.
M.
s.
/
7
36
53
even.
1>1
9
28
34
1
Nov.
at '8
14
8
even.
1
20
14
14
5 S.
9
39
30
morn.
8
12
25
55
3
May
10
3
48
morn.
3
27
54
7
37 N.
1
29
53
aff.
HI
12
5
6
4
Nov.
1
54
49 aft.
2
33
25
42 S.
5
47
22
aft.
a
15
30
47
5
May
5
24
5
aft.
3
9
34
9
41 S.
7
27
0
morn.
hi
14
41
35
7
Nov.
7
34
40
morn.
2
41
20
O
40 N.
1
3
50
morn.
hi
17
17
36
9
N ov.
1
4
31
morn.
1
58
27
10
48 N.
2
OO
10
morn.
111
10
36
30
3
Nov.
1
1
57
morn.
1
45
25
12
20 S.
4
39
18
aft.
a
13
33
27
3
May
4
52
24
aft.
3
48
0
4
26 .N,
6
17
28
even. •
hi
13
7
5
4
Nov.
6
39
38
even.
2
38-
44
4
2 N.
12
41
5
night
a
16
38
5
6
May
12
8
25
night
2
15
12
13
4'S.
12
8
47
noon
hi
15
45
57
7
Nov.
12
27
27
noon
2
36
20
4
15 N.
5
56
40
morn.
hi
18
20
46
10
N ov.
5
56
50
morn.
1
48
5
12
12 N.
5
32
40
morn.
111
11
33
50
3
Nov.
6
1
58
mom.
1
58
13
10
37 S.
11
18
59
night
a
14
40
W
5
May
11
25
16 night
3
57
8
0
58 N.
11
10
4
night
hi
14
10
50
6
Nov.
11
29
39
night
2
42
18
2
20 S.
5
6
40
even.
hi
16
47
20
9
!^ov.
5
11
10
even.
2
29
20
6
0 N.
10
50
3
morn.
hi
'19
23
38
11
Nov.
10
45
50
morn.
1
21
14
13
58 N.
10
27
17
night
a
12
43
49
2
May
12
4
40
night
1
30
0
14
44 N.
10
16
48
morn.
hi
12
37
32
5
Nov.
10
46
10
morn.
2
15
55
9
6
20
30
morn.
a
15
48
0
6
May
6
17
40
morn.
3
53
22
2
23 S.
4
8
8
morn.
hi
15
13
41
7
Nov.
4
26
59
morn.
2
42
37
1
2 N.
9
57
47
night
hi
17
50
49
9
Nov.
10
l
44
night
2
23
46
7
29 N.
9
0
47
night
hi
1 1
3
36
0
Nov.
9
40
3J
night
0
36
42
15
43 S.
3
39
23
aft.
hi
20
26
41
12
Nov.
3
31
50
aft.
0
37
22
15
43 N.
5
2
29
morn.
a
13
49
45
4
May
4
35
0
morn.
2
44
10
11
21 N.
3
0
30
aft.
hi
13
40
48
5
Nov.
3
27
40
aft.
2
26
9
7
22 S.
1
4
30
ait.
a
16
54
11
7
May
12
53
1
noon
3
42
22
5
31 8.
8
47
42
morn.
11
16
16
27
9
Nov.
9
O
10
morn.
2
43
19
1
0 N.
O
34
59
morn.
hi
18
52
42
12
Nov.
2
36
58
morn.
a
13
52
9
14 N.
1
53
14
morn.
hi
12
6
53
5
Nov.
0
30
14
morn,
1
21
37
14
0 S.
11
51
23
morn.
a
14
56
45
5
Mav
12
18
1
noon.
3
28
2
8
16 N.
7
47
55
night
hi
14
43
8
7
Nov.
8
12
22
night
2
33
53
5
37 8.
7
54
19
even.
a
IS
1
49
•8
May
7
32
58
even.
3
22
33
8
53 8.
1
37
44
■aft.
HI
17
19
19
9
Nov.
1
49
43
aft.
2
41
33
O
36 N.
7
20
14
morn.
hi
19
54
44
12
Nov.
7
20
14
morn.
2
0
23
10
52 N.
6
43
40
morn.
hi
13
9
42
5
Nov,
7
18
21
morn.
1
45
21
12
20 S.
6
38
31
aft.
a
16
3
50
6
May
6
55
14 aft.
3
53
31
4
39 N.
12
37
39
night
hi
15
46
57
7
N ov.
12
59
33
night
2
39
6
3
57 s.
2
44
58
morn.
a
19
9
1
10
May
2
13
46
morn.
2
34
20
12
21 S.
6
27
6
even.
hi
18
22
9
10
Nov.
6
36
29
even.
0
37
36
4
20 N.
(131-.) A Table of the Transits of Mercury, calculated for the 20 th Century, by means of the Periods. (.V. S.)
Year.
**1907**1914*1924*1927**19371940*1953*1960**1970**1973198619931999
Conjunction,Mean Time.
Middle, True Time.
Beginning, True Time.
End,
True
lime.
H.
M.
s.
H.
M.
s.
H. M. S.
H.
M.
s.
14 Nov. 12
3
56 noon
14 Nov. 12
4
37 noon
14 Nov.
10 21 52 morn.
14 Nov.
1
47
22 aft.
7 N ov. 1
no
16 aft.
7 Nov. 12
0
3 noon
7 Nov.
10 2 3 morn.
7 Nov.
2
O
10 May 1
38
18 morn.
10 May 1
51
24 morn.
9 May
9 52 6 night
10 May
5
50
42 morn.
10 Nov. 5
17
34 morn.
10 Nov. 5
39
44 morn.
10 Nov.
3 6 19 morn.
10 Nov.
8
13
9 morn.
11 May 9
40
5 morn.
11 May 9
7
25 morn.
In contact with Q’s
south limb
at
middle
10 Nov. 11
8
53 night
10 Nov. 11
27
33 night
10 Nov.
8 54 13 night
11 Nov.
2
0
53 morn.
14 Nov. 4
56
46 aft.
14 Nov. 4
56 56 aft.
14 Nov.
3 30 46 aft.
14 Nov.
6
22
56 aft.
7 Nov. 4
32
46 aft.
7 Nov. 5
0
4 aft.
7 Nov.
2 44 28 aft.
7 Nov.
7
19
40 aft.
10 Mav 8
17
59 morn.
10 Mav 8
24
16 morn.
10 At ay
4 25 46 morn.
10 May
12
22
4,6 noon
11 Nov. 10
10
10 morn.
11 Nov. 10
29
45 mom.
11 Nov.
7 45 30 morn.
11 Nov.
1
14
0 aft.
13 Nov. 4
6
46 morn.
13 Nov. 4
11
16 morn.
13 Nov.
1 46 36 morn.
13 Nov.
6
35
56 morn.
6 Nov. 3
11
47 morn.
6 Nov. 3
51
33 morn.
In contact with Q’s south
limb
at middle lime
15 Nov. 9
50
9 night
15 Nov. 9
45
56 night
i5 Nov.
9 1 16 night
15 Nov.
10
30 36 night
Semidu-
•ration.
N carest
approachof cent.
H. M. S.|
1 42 45112
2 0 Oio
3 59 181 1
2 33 25 5linn: 115
2 33 20, 5
1 26 013
2 17 30, 8
3 58 30] S2 44 15 02 24 40] 7nearly. 150 44 40,15
28 N40 S.28 N42 N,50 S.55 N,52 N57 S.O S.4o .8.4o N.48 S.38- N.
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