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He made accurate observations of its distance from the nine principal stars in
Casseiopeia, and proved that it had no measurable parallax. Later he employed
the same method with the comets of 1577, 1580, 1582, 1585, 1590, 1593, and
1596 ...
He made accurate observations of its distance from the nine principal stars in
Casseiopeia, and proved that it had no measurable parallax. Later he employed
the same method with the comets of 1577, 1580, 1582, 1585, 1590, 1593, and
1596 ...
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Rudolph entrusting to him the preparation of new tables (called the Rudolphine
tables) founded on the new and accurate observations. He had the most
profound respect for the knowledge, skill, determination, and perseverance of the
man ...
Rudolph entrusting to him the preparation of new tables (called the Rudolphine
tables) founded on the new and accurate observations. He had the most
profound respect for the knowledge, skill, determination, and perseverance of the
man ...
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The natural horizon was the only instrument of precision used by those who
determined star positions by the ... Waltherus, of that town, made really accurate
observations of star altitudes, and of the distances between stars; and in 1484
a.d. he ...
The natural horizon was the only instrument of precision used by those who
determined star positions by the ... Waltherus, of that town, made really accurate
observations of star altitudes, and of the distances between stars; and in 1484
a.d. he ...
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Ancient AstronomyChinese and Chaldeans | 7 |
Ancient Greek Astronomy | 13 |
The Reign of Epicycles From Ptolemy | 23 |
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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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