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... GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPE - NOTIONS OF GRAVITY BY HORROCKS , ETC. 7. SIR ISAAC NEWTON - LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVI- 23 33 46 TATION 51 8. NEWTON'S SUCCESSORS HALLEY , EULER , LA- GRANGE , LAPLACE , ETC. 60 9. DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANETS ...
... GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPE - NOTIONS OF GRAVITY BY HORROCKS , ETC. 7. SIR ISAAC NEWTON - LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVI- 23 33 46 TATION 51 8. NEWTON'S SUCCESSORS HALLEY , EULER , LA- GRANGE , LAPLACE , ETC. 60 9. DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANETS ...
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... Galileo was right or wrong ) looked upon Copernicus as a weaver of fanciful theories . Johann Kepler is the name of the man whose place , as is generally agreed , would have been the most difficult to fill among all those who have ...
... Galileo was right or wrong ) looked upon Copernicus as a weaver of fanciful theories . Johann Kepler is the name of the man whose place , as is generally agreed , would have been the most difficult to fill among all those who have ...
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... Galileo and the Telescope - Notions of Gravity by Horrocks , etc. It is now necessary to leave the subject of dynamical astronomy for a short time in order to give some account of work in a different direction originated by a ...
... Galileo and the Telescope - Notions of Gravity by Horrocks , etc. It is now necessary to leave the subject of dynamical astronomy for a short time in order to give some account of work in a different direction originated by a ...
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... Galileo's popular reputation . In 1609 Galileo heard - that a Dutch spectacle - maker had combined a pair of lenses so as to magnify distant objects . Working on this hint , he solved the same problem , first on paper and then in ...
... Galileo's popular reputation . In 1609 Galileo heard - that a Dutch spectacle - maker had combined a pair of lenses so as to magnify distant objects . Working on this hint , he solved the same problem , first on paper and then in ...
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... Galileo - a good Catholic - got mixed up in these discussions , although on excellent terms with the Pope and his entourage . At last it came about that Galileo was summoned to appear at Rome , where he was charged with holding and ...
... Galileo - a good Catholic - got mixed up in these discussions , although on excellent terms with the Pope and his entourage . At last it came about that Galileo was summoned to appear at Rome , where he was charged with holding and ...
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