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Page 11
Until the last half century historians were accustomed to look back upon the
Greeks , who led the world from the fifth to the third century B . C . , as the
pioneers of art , literature , and science . But the excavations and researches of
later years ...
Until the last half century historians were accustomed to look back upon the
Greeks , who led the world from the fifth to the third century B . C . , as the
pioneers of art , literature , and science . But the excavations and researches of
later years ...
Page 12
... cycle of nineteen years was used by the Jews in the fifth century B . C . [ the
present reformed Jewish calendar dating from the fourth century A . D . ) , a date
a " little more than a century after the grandfathers * R . A . S . Monthly Notices ,
vol .
... cycle of nineteen years was used by the Jews in the fifth century B . C . [ the
present reformed Jewish calendar dating from the fourth century A . D . ) , a date
a " little more than a century after the grandfathers * R . A . S . Monthly Notices ,
vol .
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When the Caliph Omar , in the middle of the seventh century , burnt the library of
Alexandria , which had been the centre of intellectual progress , that centre
migrated to Baghdad , and the Arabs became the leaders of science and
philosophy .
When the Caliph Omar , in the middle of the seventh century , burnt the library of
Alexandria , which had been the centre of intellectual progress , that centre
migrated to Baghdad , and the Arabs became the leaders of science and
philosophy .
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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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