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Thus Saturn ' s distant satellite , Phæbe , and the sixth and seventh satellites of
Jupiter , have been followed regularly in their courses at Greenwich ever since
their discovery with the thirty - inch reflector ( erected in 1897 ) ; and while doing
so ...
Thus Saturn ' s distant satellite , Phæbe , and the sixth and seventh satellites of
Jupiter , have been followed regularly in their courses at Greenwich ever since
their discovery with the thirty - inch reflector ( erected in 1897 ) ; and while doing
so ...
Page 115
satellite varies much in brightness . W . Herschel found this variation to depend
upon its ... This fact had also been established for Saturn ' s fifth satellite , and
may be true for all satellites . In 1826 Struve measured the diameters of the four ...
satellite varies much in brightness . W . Herschel found this variation to depend
upon its ... This fact had also been established for Saturn ' s fifth satellite , and
may be true for all satellites . In 1826 Struve measured the diameters of the four ...
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The splendid discoveries of Uranus and two satellites by Sir William Herschel in
1787 , and of Neptune by Adams and Le Verrier in 1846 , have ... Lassel added
two more satellites to Uranus in 1851 , and found Neptune ' s satellite in 1846 .
The splendid discoveries of Uranus and two satellites by Sir William Herschel in
1787 , and of Neptune by Adams and Le Verrier in 1846 , have ... Lassel added
two more satellites to Uranus in 1851 , and found Neptune ' s satellite in 1846 .
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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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