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He felt it his duty to catalogue all the principal stars , so that there should be no
mistake in the future . During the construction of his catalogue of 1 , 000 stars he
prepared and used accurate tables of refraction deduced from his own ...
He felt it his duty to catalogue all the principal stars , so that there should be no
mistake in the future . During the construction of his catalogue of 1 , 000 stars he
prepared and used accurate tables of refraction deduced from his own ...
Page 139
Since the days of very accurate observations numerous star - catalogues have
been produced by individuals or by ... stars , Rumker ' s Paramatta catalogue of
the southern hemisphere , and the frequent catalogues of national observatories .
Since the days of very accurate observations numerous star - catalogues have
been produced by individuals or by ... stars , Rumker ' s Paramatta catalogue of
the southern hemisphere , and the frequent catalogues of national observatories .
Page 141
the fourteenth magnitude , and the catalogues to the eleventh . This monumental
work is nearing completion . The labour involved was immense , and the highest
skill was required for devising instruments and methods to read off the star ...
the fourteenth magnitude , and the catalogues to the eleventh . This monumental
work is nearing completion . The labour involved was immense , and the highest
skill was required for devising instruments and methods to read off the star ...
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Contents
ANCIENT GREEK ASTRONOMY | 3 |
GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPENOTIONS OF GRAVITY | 46 |
NEWTONS SUCCESSORS HALLEY EULER | 60 |
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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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