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These students pity also the man of to - morrow , who is not to be allowed to read
, in the original Latin of the brilliant Kepler , how he was able — by observations
taken from a moving platform , the earth , of the directions of a moving object ...
These students pity also the man of to - morrow , who is not to be allowed to read
, in the original Latin of the brilliant Kepler , how he was able — by observations
taken from a moving platform , the earth , of the directions of a moving object ...
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Since , however , the records of the libraries have been unearthed it has been
recognised that the Babylonians were in no way inferior in the matter of original
scientific investigation to other races of the same era . The Chaldæans , being the
...
Since , however , the records of the libraries have been unearthed it has been
recognised that the Babylonians were in no way inferior in the matter of original
scientific investigation to other races of the same era . The Chaldæans , being the
...
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... in resolving the phenomena of motion into their constituent elements , and
hence deriving the original principles involved in them , will ever assure to him a
distinguished place among those who have extended the domains of science .
... in resolving the phenomena of motion into their constituent elements , and
hence deriving the original principles involved in them , will ever assure to him a
distinguished place among those who have extended the domains of science .
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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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