Using detailed knowledge of the Earth’s variable rotation, we conclude that the eclipse of BC 188 July 17 was total at Rome, and that Livy’s historical account of the darkness that befell the city in that year was due to this eclipse. This sets tight constraints on the value of ∆T at that epoch.

中文翻译：

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罗马和公元前 188 年 7 月 17 日的日全食

使用对地球可变自转的详细知识，我们得出结论，公元前 188 年 7 月 17 日的日食在罗马完全发生，而李维对那年城市黑暗的历史描述是由于这次日食。这对那个时期的 ∆T 值设置了严格的限制。