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Comparatively accurate values from AD 1600 + are tabulated in + the <I>Astronomical Almanac</I> (see section K8 of the 1995 + edition). + <DT>3. +<DD>The use of <TT>DOUBLE PRECISION</TT> for both argument and result is + simply for compatibility with other SLALIB time routines. + <DT>4. +<DD>The models used are based on a lunar tidal acceleration value + of + <IMG WIDTH="52" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" + SRC="img88.gif" + ALT="$-26\hspace{-0.05em}^{'\hspace{-0.1em}'}\hspace{-0.4em}.00$"> per century. + </DL></DL> +<P> <DL> +<DT><STRONG>REFERENCE:</STRONG> +<DD>Seidelmann, P.K. (ed), 1992. <I>Explanatory +Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac,</I> ISBN 0-935702-68-7. + This contains references to the papers by Stephenson & Morrison + and by McCarthy & Babcock which describe the models used here. + </DL> +<BR> <HR> +<A NAME="tex2html1156" HREF="node74.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next_motif.gif"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html1154" HREF="node13.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up_motif.gif"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html1148" HREF="node72.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="previous_motif.gif"></A> <A HREF="sun67.html#stardoccontents"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> +<BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1157" HREF="node74.html">SLA_DTF2D - Hour,Min,Sec to Days</A> +<BR> +<B>Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1155" HREF="node13.html">SUBPROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS</A> +<BR> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1149" HREF="node72.html">SLA_DSEP - Angle Between 2 Points on Sphere</A> +<BR> <HR> <P> +<P><!--End of Navigation Panel--> +<ADDRESS> +<I>SLALIB --- Positional Astronomy Library<BR>Starlink User Note 67<BR>P. 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