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Page 36
He made accurate observations of its distance from the nine principal stars in
Casseiopeia , and proved that it had no measurable parallax . Later he employed
the same method with the comets of 1577 , 1580 , 1582 , 1585 , 1590 , 1593 , and
...
He made accurate observations of its distance from the nine principal stars in
Casseiopeia , and proved that it had no measurable parallax . Later he employed
the same method with the comets of 1577 , 1580 , 1582 , 1585 , 1590 , 1593 , and
...
Page 53
Having further proved the , for that day , wonderful proposition that , with the law
of inverse squares , the attraction by the separate particles of a sphere of uniform
density ( or one composed of concentric spherical shells , each of uniform ...
Having further proved the , for that day , wonderful proposition that , with the law
of inverse squares , the attraction by the separate particles of a sphere of uniform
density ( or one composed of concentric spherical shells , each of uniform ...
Page 124
The progression of the nodes proved the path of the meteor stream to be
retrograde . The radiant had almost the exact longitude of the point towards
which the earth was moving . This proved that the meteor cluster was at
perihelion .
The progression of the nodes proved the path of the meteor stream to be
retrograde . The radiant had almost the exact longitude of the point towards
which the earth was moving . This proved that the meteor cluster was at
perihelion .
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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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