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He noticed that Nicetas and others had ascribed the apparent diurnal rotation of
the heavens to a real daily rotation of the earth about its axis, in the opposite
direction to the apparent motion of the stars. Also in the writings of Martianus
Capella ...
He noticed that Nicetas and others had ascribed the apparent diurnal rotation of
the heavens to a real daily rotation of the earth about its axis, in the opposite
direction to the apparent motion of the stars. Also in the writings of Martianus
Capella ...
Page 106
The D line of sodium is a double line, and in the same eclipse (1868) an orange
line was noticed which was afterwards found to lie close to the two components
of the P line. It did not correspond with any known terrestrial element, and the ...
The D line of sodium is a double line, and in the same eclipse (1868) an orange
line was noticed which was afterwards found to lie close to the two components
of the P line. It did not correspond with any known terrestrial element, and the ...
Page 124
The orbital motion of a cloud or stream of small particles was indicated. The
period favoured by H. A. Newton was 354^ days ; another suggestion was 375)4
days, and another 33^ years. He noticed that the advance of the date of the
shower ...
The orbital motion of a cloud or stream of small particles was indicated. The
period favoured by H. A. Newton was 354^ days ; another suggestion was 375)4
days, and another 33^ years. He noticed that the advance of the date of the
shower ...
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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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