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Alfonsine tables


 

The Alfonsine tables were astronomical tables drawn up at Toledo by order of Alfonso X in 1252 to correct the anomalies in the Ptolemaic tables; they divided the year into 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, 16 seconds.

Related Topics:
Astronomical table - Toledo - Alfonso X - 1252 - Ptolemaic tables

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