Chart of Total Eclipse of the Moon, July 22, 1888

Title:

Chart of Total Eclipse of the Moon, July 22, 1888

Creator (Personal):

Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894

Description:

In this astronomical chart (front and back) Gibbes provides a diagram of the phases of the eclipse and the circle of the Earth's shadow when the moon enters the shadow, eclipse begins, middle of eclipse, end of eclipse and the moon leaving the shadow. On the back of the page Gibbes provides the elements for constructing the diagram. Those elements are hourly motion, declination, hourly motion in declination, horizontal parallax and semidiameter. Gibbes also provides the time of the aforementioned phases.

Collection Title:

Lewis R. Gibbes Papers, 1800s-1893, 1937

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Topical Subject:

Astronomy--Observations, Astronomy Charts, diagrams, etc., Astronomy--Mathematics, Astronomy--United States--History--19th century, and Lunar eclipses

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0020 Box Oversize Folder 05

Date Digital:

2018-09-18

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Bookeye 4 Basic, Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

223747