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| Title in English | When was the distance betweeen the Earth and the Sun first determined? |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Československý časopis pro fyziku |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | astrometry;parallax of Mars and the Sun;Cassini |
| Description | Cassini and Richer measured the parallax shift position of Mars relative to nearby stars during opposition from two points on the Earth (Paris, Cayenne) in 1672. Subsequently Cassini found the parallax of Mars by the meridian method and computed the distance from the Earth to Mars and the Sun. Flamsteed determined the parallax of Mars using the method of diurnal paralax with the same result simultaneously. |