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... UNIVERSAL GRAVI- 23 33 46 TATION 51 8. NEWTON'S SUCCESSORS HALLEY , EULER , LA- GRANGE , LAPLACE , ETC. 60 9. DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANETS - HERSCHEL , PIAZZI , ADAMS , AND LE VERRIER- 64 BOOK III . OBSERVATION IO . INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION -
... UNIVERSAL GRAVI- 23 33 46 TATION 51 8. NEWTON'S SUCCESSORS HALLEY , EULER , LA- GRANGE , LAPLACE , ETC. 60 9. DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANETS - HERSCHEL , PIAZZI , ADAMS , AND LE VERRIER- 64 BOOK III . OBSERVATION IO . INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION -
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... IV . THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 12. THE SUN · PAGE 73 86 3 94 13. THE MOON AND PLANETS - 14. COMETS AND METEORS 107 120 15. THE STARS AND NEBULĘ - n 125 INDEX 147 PREFACE An attempt has been made in these pages to vi CONTENTS.
... IV . THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 12. THE SUN · PAGE 73 86 3 94 13. THE MOON AND PLANETS - 14. COMETS AND METEORS 107 120 15. THE STARS AND NEBULĘ - n 125 INDEX 147 PREFACE An attempt has been made in these pages to vi CONTENTS.
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... planetary orbits are concerned , Kepler's three laws ( B , C , D ) were identical with Newton's law of gravitation ( A ) . No one recognises more than the mathe- matical astronomer this feebleness of the human intellect , and no one is ...
... planetary orbits are concerned , Kepler's three laws ( B , C , D ) were identical with Newton's law of gravitation ( A ) . No one recognises more than the mathe- matical astronomer this feebleness of the human intellect , and no one is ...
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... planets , and their actual positions on these paths at any time . Kepler's masterpiece is one of the most interesting books that was ever written , combining wit , imagination , ingenuity , and certainty . Lastly , it must be noted that ...
... planets , and their actual positions on these paths at any time . Kepler's masterpiece is one of the most interesting books that was ever written , combining wit , imagination , ingenuity , and certainty . Lastly , it must be noted that ...
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... planetary con- junctions an influence over terrestrial events , let us remember that in our own time people have searched for connection between terrestrial conditions and periods of unusual prevalence of sun spots ; while De la Rue ...
... planetary con- junctions an influence over terrestrial events , let us remember that in our own time people have searched for connection between terrestrial conditions and periods of unusual prevalence of sun spots ; while De la Rue ...
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