Meton
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- Metonic cycle
The cycle was discovered by Meton (fl. 432 bc), an Athenian astronomer. Computation from modern data shows that 235 lunations are 6,939 days, 16.5 hours; and 19 solar years, 6,939 days, 14.5 hours. See also golden number.
Read MoreThe cycle was discovered by Meton (fl. 432 bc), an Athenian astronomer. Computation from modern data shows that 235 lunations are 6,939 days, 16.5 hours; and 19 solar years, 6,939 days, 14.5 hours. See also golden number.
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calendarComplex cycles…432 bce by the astronomer Meton of Athens. Meton worked with another Athenian astronomer, Euctemon, and made a series of observations of the solstices, when the Sun’s noonday shadow cast by a vertical pillar, or gnomon, reaches its annual maximum or minimum, to determine the length of the tropical year.…
Read More…432 bce by the astronomer Meton of Athens. Meton worked with another Athenian astronomer, Euctemon, and made a series of observations of the solstices, when the Sun’s noonday shadow cast by a vertical pillar, or gnomon, reaches its annual maximum or minimum, to determine the length of the tropical year.…
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Astronomers such as Meton, who in 432 bce calculated a 19-year lunisolar cycle, were not heeded by the politicians, who clung to their calendar-making power.
Read MoreAstronomers such as Meton, who in 432 bce calculated a 19-year lunisolar cycle, were not heeded by the politicians, who clung to their calendar-making power.
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