King Narai and seventeenth-century Jesuit astronomy in Siam. 4: Other lunar eclipses and the partial solar eclipse of 13 April 1688

Abstract

Successful observations of the 10-11 December 1685 lunar eclipse also launched an intensive period of observational activity by two different contingents of French Jesuit missionary-astronomers. In this poster we examine two further lunar eclipses and a partial solar eclipse that were observed by the Jesuits from a number of different sites and how these events led to King Narai^s death and the banning of Western astronomers from Siam.

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Topic: Astronomical History and Heritage