Connaissance des Temps


The Connaissance des temps is an official yearly publication of astronomical ephemerides in France. Until just after the French Revolution, the title appeared as Connoissance des temps, and for several years afterwards also as Connaissance des tems.
Since 1984 it has appeared under the title Ephémérides astronomiques: Annuaire du Bureau des longitudes.

History

Connaissance des temps is the oldest such publication in the world, published without interruption since 1679, when the astronomer Jean Picard obtained from the King the right to create the annual publication. The first eight editors were:
Other notable astronomers who edited the Connaissance des temps were:
Among the other prestigious national astronomical ephemerides, The Nautical Almanac was established in 1767 and the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch in 1776.

Contents

The volumes of the Connaissance des temps had two parts: