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... simplified that Laplace dpf*lgr<*d hy th;<: imanliorj the lifeT.w-ork of an
astronomer wag HnnhlgH I Jeremiah Horrocks ... and also the Royal Observatory
of Greeenwich, where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal,
especially ...
... simplified that Laplace dpf*lgr<*d hy th;<: imanliorj the lifeT.w-ork of an
astronomer wag HnnhlgH I Jeremiah Horrocks ... and also the Royal Observatory
of Greeenwich, where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal,
especially ...
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The name of Flamsteed, First Astronomer Royal, must here be mentioned as
having supplied Newton with the accurate data required for completing the theory
. The name of Edmund Halley, Second Astronomer Royal, must ever be held in ...
The name of Flamsteed, First Astronomer Royal, must here be mentioned as
having supplied Newton with the accurate data required for completing the theory
. The name of Edmund Halley, Second Astronomer Royal, must ever be held in ...
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In 1816 a new transit instrument, by Troughton,_ was added, and from this date
the Greenwich star places have maintained the very highest accuracy. George
Biddell Airy, Seventh Astronomer Royal,1 commenced his Greenwich labours in
...
In 1816 a new transit instrument, by Troughton,_ was added, and from this date
the Greenwich star places have maintained the very highest accuracy. George
Biddell Airy, Seventh Astronomer Royal,1 commenced his Greenwich labours in
...
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Contents
Ancient AstronomyChinese and Chaldeans | 7 |
Ancient Greek Astronomy | 13 |
The Reign of Epicycles From Ptolemy | 23 |
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accurate observations Airy ancient astro Astronomer Royal astronomical units attraction axis bright calculations Cape Cassini catalogue centre century Chinese comet compute Copernicus diameter discovered discovery earth eclipse Egyptian epicycles equatoreal error excentric explain fact fixed stars Galileo Greenwich Halley Halley's comet heavenly bodies heavens heliometer Hipparchus Huggins hydrogen hypothesis instruments Johann Kepler John Herschel Jupiter Jupiter's Kepler Lick Observatory light line of sight lunar Mars mathematical mean distance mean motion measured Mercury meteor miles a second moon moon's nebula Newton nodes noticed Observatory orbit parallax perihelion period photographic physical planet planetary pole position predicted proper motion proved Ptolemy R. S. Phil recognised records refractor retrograde retrograde motion revolve round ring rotation satellites seems seen showed Sirius solar system spectra spectroscope spectrum sphere spots stellar sun-spots supposed tables telescope theory tion Trans Tycho Brahe Uranus velocity Venus Verrier zenith
Bibliographic information
| Title | History of Astronomy The history of science series |
| Author | George Forbes |
| Publisher | Watts, 1921 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 150 pages |
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