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He then predicted its return at the end of 1758 or beginning of 1759 , when he
should be dead ; but , as he said , “ if it should return , according to our prediction
, about the year 1758 , impartial posterity will not refuse to acknowledge that this
...
He then predicted its return at the end of 1758 or beginning of 1759 , when he
should be dead ; but , as he said , “ if it should return , according to our prediction
, about the year 1758 , impartial posterity will not refuse to acknowledge that this
...
Page 122
Halley ' s comet remained the only one of which a prediction of the return had
been confirmed , until the orbit of the small , ill - defined ... It was predicted to
return in 1822 , and was recognised by him as identical with many previous
comets .
Halley ' s comet remained the only one of which a prediction of the return had
been confirmed , until the orbit of the small , ill - defined ... It was predicted to
return in 1822 , and was recognised by him as identical with many previous
comets .
Page 124
H . A . Newton predicted a return of the shower on the night of November
13th14th , 1866 . He is now dead ; but many of us are alive to recall the wonder
and enthusiasm with which we saw this prediction being fulfilled by the grandest
display ...
H . A . Newton predicted a return of the shower on the night of November
13th14th , 1866 . He is now dead ; but many of us are alive to recall the wonder
and enthusiasm with which we saw this prediction being fulfilled by the grandest
display ...
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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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