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... astronomer was doubled . Jeremiah Horrocks ( born 1619 , died 1641 ) was an ardent admirer of Tycho Brahe and Kepler ... Royal Observatory of Greeenwich , where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal , especially for lunar ...
... astronomer was doubled . Jeremiah Horrocks ( born 1619 , died 1641 ) was an ardent admirer of Tycho Brahe and Kepler ... Royal Observatory of Greeenwich , where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal , especially for lunar ...
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... 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 repute , not only for his own ...
... 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 repute , not only for his own ...
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... Astronomer Royal in 1721. Although he did not con- tribute directly to the mathematical proofs of Newton's theory , yet his name is closely associated with some of its greatest successes . He was the first to detect the acceleration of ...
... Astronomer Royal in 1721. Although he did not con- tribute directly to the mathematical proofs of Newton's theory , yet his name is closely associated with some of its greatest successes . He was the first to detect the acceleration of ...
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... astronomer . Clairaut , assisted by Lalande , found that Saturn would ... astronomers towards the end of 1758 became intense ; and the honour of first catching This sentence does not appear in the original memoir com- inunicated to the Royal ...
... astronomer . Clairaut , assisted by Lalande , found that Saturn would ... astronomers towards the end of 1758 became intense ; and the honour of first catching This sentence does not appear in the original memoir com- inunicated to the Royal ...
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... Astronomer Royal was trying to catch it by the aid of photography . 9. Discovery of New Planets - Herschel , Piazzi , Adams , and Le Verrier . It would be very interesting , but quite impossible in these pages , to discuss all the ...
... Astronomer Royal was trying to catch it by the aid of photography . 9. Discovery of New Planets - Herschel , Piazzi , Adams , and Le Verrier . It would be very interesting , but quite impossible in these pages , to discuss all the ...
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