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Taking into consideration the absence of either a telescope or a clock , and
reading his account of the labour he bestowed upon each observation , we must
all agree that Kepler , who inherited these observations in MS . , was justified ,
under ...
Taking into consideration the absence of either a telescope or a clock , and
reading his account of the labour he bestowed upon each observation , we must
all agree that Kepler , who inherited these observations in MS . , was justified ,
under ...
Page 81
Airy was firmly impressed with the object for which Charles II . had wisely
founded the observatory in connection with navigation , and for observations of
the moon . Whenever a meridian transit of the moon could be observed this was
done .
Airy was firmly impressed with the object for which Charles II . had wisely
founded the observatory in connection with navigation , and for observations of
the moon . Whenever a meridian transit of the moon could be observed this was
done .
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Sir William Herschel propounded an explanation of Wilson ' s observation which
received much notice , but which , out of ... But it was R . C . Carrington who , by
his continuous observations at Redhill , in Surrey , established the remarkable ...
Sir William Herschel propounded an explanation of Wilson ' s observation which
received much notice , but which , out of ... But it was R . C . Carrington who , by
his continuous observations at Redhill , in Surrey , established the remarkable ...
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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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