The authors derive, for the first time, Bošković's spherical trigonometric equations for solar rotation elements and confirm them against his 1777 sunspot data.
: 1736 , De maculis solaribus exercitatio astronomica habita
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Bo\v{s}kovi\'{c}'s Spherical Trigonometric Solution for Determining the Axis and Rate of Solar Rotation by Observing Sunspots in 1777
The authors derive, for the first time, Bošković's spherical trigonometric equations for solar rotation elements and confirm them against his 1777 sunspot data.