Halley’s eclipse map of 1715

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Halley’s eclipse map of 1715 is a pioneering scientific chart created by astronomer Edmund Halley to predict and depict the path of a total solar eclipse across England with unprecedented accuracy.

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instanceOf eclipse map ⓘ
historical map ⓘ
scientific chart ⓘ
aimedTo inform the public about the eclipse ⓘ
predict geographical band of totality ⓘ
predict timing of totality ⓘ
appliesToEvent total solar eclipse of 14 May 1715 (New Style) ⓘ
total solar eclipse of 3 May 1715 (Old Style) ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
basedOn Newtonian celestial mechanics ⓘ
observations of lunar and solar motions ⓘ
countryOfFocus England ⓘ
creator Edmund Halley ⓘ
depicts path of a total solar eclipse ⓘ
path of the 1715 total solar eclipse across England ⓘ
documentedIn proceedings and publications of the Royal Society ⓘ
hasAccuracy errors of only a few miles in many locations ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Halley’s 1715 eclipse chart ⓘ
Halley’s map of the 1715 total solar eclipse ⓘ
hasAuthorRole Edmund Halley as Astronomer Royal ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance example of Enlightenment-era science communication ⓘ
milestone in scientific mapping of celestial events ⓘ
hasFeature band marking the path of totality ⓘ
explanatory text by Edmund Halley ⓘ
lines or annotations for times of contact ⓘ
place names along the eclipse path ⓘ
hasGenre astronomical map ⓘ
scientific popularization ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasSubject astronomy ⓘ
cartography ⓘ
eclipse prediction ⓘ
scientific visualization ⓘ
hasTitle A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon over England in the Total Eclipse of the Sun May 3, 1715 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
influenced later eclipse cartography ⓘ
public perception of eclipses as predictable phenomena ⓘ
medium printed map ⓘ
notableFor early quantitative prediction of eclipse path ⓘ
public communication of eclipse path ⓘ
unprecedented accuracy for its time ⓘ
publicationYear 1715 ⓘ
relatedTo development of predictive astronomy in Britain ⓘ
relatedWork Edmund Halley’s later eclipse predictions ⓘ
usedFor guiding observers to locations of totality ⓘ
testing accuracy of gravitational theories ⓘ
usesCoordinateSystem geographical coordinates of England ⓘ

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Edmund Halley → knownFor → Halley’s eclipse map of 1715 ⓘ
Halley’s eclipse map of 1715 → hasTitle → A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon over England in the Total Eclipse of the Sun May 3, 1715 ⓘ
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Halley’s eclipse map of 1715 → hasAlternativeName → Halley’s 1715 eclipse chart ⓘ
linked to: Halley’s eclipse map of 1715
Halley’s eclipse map of 1715 → hasAlternativeName → Halley’s map of the 1715 total solar eclipse ⓘ
linked to: Halley’s eclipse map of 1715