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Here his experiences resembled those of several later astronomers , who , when
in search of some special object , have been rewarded by a discovery in a totally
different direction . On comparing his star positions with those of Timocharis and
...
Here his experiences resembled those of several later astronomers , who , when
in search of some special object , have been rewarded by a discovery in a totally
different direction . On comparing his star positions with those of Timocharis and
...
Page 46
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
contemporary of Kepler ' s , his senior in fact by seven years . Galileo Galilei was
born ...
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
contemporary of Kepler ' s , his senior in fact by seven years . Galileo Galilei was
born ...
Page 131
In this way the spectroscope has confirmed generally Herschel ' s view of the
direction , and makes the velocity eleven miles a second , or nearly four
astronomical units a year . The average proper motion of a first magnitude star
has been ...
In this way the spectroscope has confirmed generally Herschel ' s view of the
direction , and makes the velocity eleven miles a second , or nearly four
astronomical units a year . The average proper motion of a first magnitude star
has been ...
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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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