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... and 762 B . C . ; and has thereby been enabled , in the last few years , to
correct the lunar tables of Hansen , and to find a more accurate value for the
secular acceleration of the moon ' s longitude and the node of her orbit than any
that could ...
... and 762 B . C . ; and has thereby been enabled , in the last few years , to
correct the lunar tables of Hansen , and to find a more accurate value for the
secular acceleration of the moon ' s longitude and the node of her orbit than any
that could ...
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The cumbrous system advocated by Ptolemy answered its purpose , enabling
him to predict astronomical events ... when the accurate observations of Tycho
Brahe enabled Kepler . to abolish these purely geometrical makeshifts , and to ...
The cumbrous system advocated by Ptolemy answered its purpose , enabling
him to predict astronomical events ... when the accurate observations of Tycho
Brahe enabled Kepler . to abolish these purely geometrical makeshifts , and to ...
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The period being known , the eccentricity of the orbit was obtainable , also the
orbital velocity of the meteors in perihelion ; and , by comparing this with the earth
' s velocity , the latitude of the radiant enabled the inclination to be determined ...
The period being known , the eccentricity of the orbit was obtainable , also the
orbital velocity of the meteors in perihelion ; and , by comparing this with the earth
' s velocity , the latitude of the radiant enabled the inclination to be determined ...
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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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