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These he fitted up with the most perfect instruments, and never lost a chance of
adding to his stock of careful observations.1 The account of all these instruments
and observations, printed at his own press on the island, was published by Tycho
...
These he fitted up with the most perfect instruments, and never lost a chance of
adding to his stock of careful observations.1 The account of all these instruments
and observations, printed at his own press on the island, was published by Tycho
...
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in Alexandria, and other armillae designed by himself— sextants, mural
quadrants, large celestial globes and various instruments for special purposes.
He lived before the days of telescopes and accurate clocks. He invented the
method of ...
in Alexandria, and other armillae designed by himself— sextants, mural
quadrants, large celestial globes and various instruments for special purposes.
He lived before the days of telescopes and accurate clocks. He invented the
method of ...
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Previous to his time such instruments were made of wood. 1 Tycho always used
metal. He paid the greatest attention to the stability of mounting, to the orientation
of his instruments, to the graduation of the arcs by the then new method of ...
Previous to his time such instruments were made of wood. 1 Tycho always used
metal. He paid the greatest attention to the stability of mounting, to the orientation
of his instruments, to the graduation of the arcs by the then new method of ...
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Ancient AstronomyChinese and Chaldeans | 7 |
Ancient Greek Astronomy | 13 |
The Reign of Epicycles From Ptolemy | 23 |
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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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