Notes on the Progymnasmata versions Tycho Brahe's catalog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Sources t : Tycho Brahe's catalog of 777 stars from pp. 257--272 of "Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata", Uraniborg & Prague, 1602 [LOC02] (1602 edition from the Library of Congress) [BSL02] (1602 edition from the Bavarian State Library) With errata at the end of the book. y : Tycho Brahe's catalog of 777 stars from pp. 257--272 of "Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata", Frankfurt: Gottfried Tampach, 1610 [ETH10] (1610 edition from ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 4153) [BSL10] (1610 edition from the Bavarian State Library) [LPL10] (1610 edition from the Lyon Public Library) With errata at the end of the book. d : Tycho Brahe's catalog of 777 stars from pp. 258--280 of "Tychonis Brahe Dani Scripta Astronomica", John Louis Emil Dreyer, ed., Tomus II, Hauniae in Libraria Gyldenlaliana, 1913 With notes pp. 451--452. - Issues in the Progymnasmata versions VER MNO TNO KNO TID Comment ------+----+----+----+------+-+----------------------------------------------- y 18 18 500 Ari 18 : LAMIN has 1/3 instead of 1/2 [ fixed ] ty 43 43 525 Tau 22 : trailing period [ omitted ] t 51 51 533 Tau 30 : LOMIN is 13.5 and 50 in errata [ fixed ] y : LOMIN is 13.5 and 50 in errata [ as is ] tyd 64 64 546 Tau 43 : incorrect LASGN - instead of + tyd 99 94 580 Cnc 5 : incorrect LASGN - instead of + t 218 189 701 Sgr 4 : LAMIN has 1/3 instead of 1/2 [ fixed ] y 258 229 741 Cap 28 : MAG dots unclear [ assumed 6: ] t 300 271 783 Psc 1 : MAG dots unclear [ kept 5: ] tyd 319 290 802 Psc 20 : incorrect LASGN + instead of - ty 329 300 812 Psc 30 : trailing period [ omitted ] y 440 371 105 Dra 29 : 'roximè' instead of 'proximè' [ as is ] y 441 372 106 Dra 30 : 'candæ' instead of 'caudæ' [ as is ] t 500 400 151 CrB 4 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 08|02|50|21 in errata [ fixed ] t 504 404 155 CrB 8 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 13|02|48|24 in errata [ fixed ] t 550 450 201 Cyg 7 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 13|21|69|42 in errata [ fixed ] t 554 454 205 Cyg 11 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 24|18|51|41 in errata [ fixed ] y : LAMIN is 45.5 and 41 in errata [ as is ] t 595 487 247 Cas 26 : LAMIN looks like 09 in [LOC02] but 19 in [BSL02] and (d) [ kept 19 ] y : LAMIN is 09 as in [LOC02] and (m) and (k) [ kept 09 ] t 651 520 304 Aur 4 : LODEG|LOMIN is 25|52 and 24|28 in errata [ fixed ] y : LODEG|LOMIN is 25|52 and 24|28 in errata [ as is ] y 655 524 308 Aur 8 : 'hædis' instead of 'hædus' in [ETH10] [ kept hædus ] d 493 535 478 Com 10 : MAG is 4. instead of 4 in (t) and (y) [ kept 4. ] t 696 548 336 Oph 9 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 19|03|02|12 in errata, however 02|12 is wrong (confusion with next errata?) adopted 15|19 as in (y) [ fixed ] t 701 553 341 Oph 14 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 14|23|02|12 in errata [ fixed ] ty 713 555 365 Ser 1 : MAG dots unclear [ kept 5. ] y 794 625 446 And 5 : MAG unreadable or missing t 803 634 455 And 14 : New Star flag seems manually added in [LOC02], absent in [BSL02], (y) and (d) [ omitted ] t 815 646 467 Tri 3 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 07|59|19|29 in errata [ fixed ] y 855 686 857 Ori 18 : MAG dots unclear [ kept 5. ] y 874 705 876 Ori 37 : LAMIN seems to have 1/3 instead of 1/2 [ fixed ] y 901 712 903 Eri 2 : MAG dots unclear [ kept 3. ] t 907 718 909 Eri 8 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN|MAG but 15|22.5|31|09|4 in errata [ fixed ] y 946 747 947 CMi 1 : LOMIN seems to have 1/3 instead of 1/2 [ fixed ] t 975 765 976 Hya 14 : missing LOSGN|LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 5|02|48|23|13 in errata [ fixed ] y : 'Præceedens' instead of 'Præcedens' [ as is ] t 976 766 977 Hya 15 : missing LODEG|LOMIN|LADEG|LAMIN but 03|51|21|25 in errata [ fixed ] yd : LAMIN is 51 in (y) and 52 in (d) with an explanatory note saying that the errata in (t) surely meant 52 [ as is ] ------+----+----+----+------+-+----------------------------------------------- - Approximate transcription of the errata from (t) pertaining to the catalog. The zodiac signs are represented by little drawings that don't seem to be all correct (I ignored them and assumed the correct ones, they are represented by * below). 51 51 533 Tau 30 : f.258 b. l. 8 pro * 23 13½ lege * 23 50 500 400 151 CrB 4 : f.265 a. l. 7 inscribatur spacio vacuo * 8 2 lat 50 21 B 6 504 404 155 CrB 8 : l.11 * 13 2 lat 48 24 B 6 550 450 201 Cyg 7 : f.266 a. l. 5 spacio vacuo * 13 21 lat 69 42 B 4 554 454 205 Cyg 11 : l. 9 * 24 18 lat 51 41 B 651 520 304 Aur 4 : f.267 a. l.22 * 24 28 696 548 336 Oph 9 : b. l.23 * 19 3 2 12 B 4 701 553 341 Oph 14 : f.268 a. l. 2 * 14 23 lat 2 12 B 3 815 646 467 Tri 3 : f.269 b. l.22 * 7 59 lat 19 29 B 5 907 718 909 Eri 8 : f.271 a. l.16 * 15 22½ lat 31 9 A 4 975 765 976 Hya 14 : f.272 a. l.13 * 2 48 23 13 A 5 976 766 977 Hya 15 : l.14 * 3 51 21 25 A 4 - Position differences between (t) and (y) after applying errata to (t) but not (y). There are also 21 differences in magnitudes dots (not values) and one missing magnitude for And 5. |(t) |(y) | MNO TNO KNO TID |LON LAT |LON LAT | Description ----+----+----+------+----------+--------+----------+--------+----------------------------- 51 51 533 Tau 30| 50 | 13.5 | error in (y), errata ignored 55 55 537 Tau 34| 1 | 2 | error in (y) 215 186 696 Sco 9| 53 | 51.5 | see note in (d) 259 230 742 Aqr 1| 26.5 | 06.5 | ? 333 304 816 Psc 34| 19 | 18 | error in (y) 340 311 5 UMi 5| 77 | 07 | error in (y) 417 348 82 Dra 6| 17 | 71 | error in (y) 436 367 101 Dra 25| 32 | 23 | ? 497 397 148 CrB 1| 23 | 23.5| ? 554 454 205 Cyg 11| 41 | 45.5| error in (y), errata ignored 577 469 229 Cas 8| 06.5| 06 | ? 595 487 247 Cas 26| 19 | 09 | as in (m) and (k) 651 520 304 Aur 4| 24 28 | 25 52 | error in (y), errata ignored 715 557 367 Ser 3| 7 | 5 | error in (y) 765 600 417 Equ 3| 54 | 45 | ? 796 627 448 And 7| 56.5| 50.5| ? 834 665 836 Cet 18| 26 | 16 | error in (y) 905 716 907 Eri 6| 14.5 | 14 | ? 976 766 977 Hya 15| 25 | 51 | see note in (d) ---------------------+----------+--------+----------+--------+----------------------------- - Differences between (t) and (d) after applying errata to (t) (ignoring descriptions). |(t) |(d) | MNO TNO KNO TID |LON LAT M *|LON LAT M *| Description ----+----+----+------+----------+--------+---+----------+--------+---+---------------- 493 535 478 Com 10| 4 | 4. | typo in (d) ? 976 766 977 Hya 15| 25 | 52 | see note in (d) ---------------------+----------+--------+---+----------+--------+---+----------------