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... 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 , as a History of England ...
... 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 , as a History of England ...
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... 1864 , p . 499 , On Sun Spots , etc. , by B. Stewart . Also Trans . R. S. 1860-70 . Also Prof. Ernest Brown , in R. A. S. Monthly Notices , 1900 . positions . Thus we find scientific men , even in 2 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
... 1864 , p . 499 , On Sun Spots , etc. , by B. Stewart . Also Trans . R. S. 1860-70 . Also Prof. Ernest Brown , in R. A. S. Monthly Notices , 1900 . positions . Thus we find scientific men , even in 2 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
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... positions . And , again , the desire to foretell the weather is so laudable that we cannot blame the ancient Greeks for announcing the influence of the moon with as much confidence as it is affirmed in Lord Wolseley's Soldier's Pocket ...
... positions . And , again , the desire to foretell the weather is so laudable that we cannot blame the ancient Greeks for announcing the influence of the moon with as much confidence as it is affirmed in Lord Wolseley's Soldier's Pocket ...
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... positions of the solstices and equinoxes , and they reported the names of the stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in 2285 B. C. he gave them further orders . If this account be true , it shows a knowledge that ...
... positions of the solstices and equinoxes , and they reported the names of the stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in 2285 B. C. he gave them further orders . If this account be true , it shows a knowledge that ...
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... position of the solstices , and of the obliquity of the ecliptic- records become rare , until 776 B.C. , when eclipses began to be recorded once more with some approach to continuity . Shortly afterwards notices of comets were added ...
... position of the solstices , and of the obliquity of the ecliptic- records become rare , until 776 B.C. , when eclipses began to be recorded once more with some approach to continuity . Shortly afterwards notices of comets were added ...
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