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Yao , referred to above , gave instructions to his astronomers to determine the
positions of the solstices and equinoxes , and they reported the names of the
stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in 2285 ...
Yao , referred to above , gave instructions to his astronomers to determine the
positions of the solstices and equinoxes , and they reported the names of the
stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in 2285 ...
Page 116
... he gave his reasons and translated the cypher : “ The planet is surrounded by
a slender flat ring , everywhere distinct from its surface , and inclined to the
ecliptic . ” This theory explained all the phases of the ring which had puzzled
others .
... he gave his reasons and translated the cypher : “ The planet is surrounded by
a slender flat ring , everywhere distinct from its surface , and inclined to the
ecliptic . ” This theory explained all the phases of the ring which had puzzled
others .
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Then , in January , 1867 , Le Verrier gave the elements of the November meteor
shower ( Leonids ) ; and Peters , of Altona , identified these with Oppolzer ' s
elements for Tempel ' s comet 1866 — Schiaparelli having independently
attained ...
Then , in January , 1867 , Le Verrier gave the elements of the November meteor
shower ( Leonids ) ; and Peters , of Altona , identified these with Oppolzer ' s
elements for Tempel ' s comet 1866 — Schiaparelli having independently
attained ...
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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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