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He divided these into four principal classes, which have been of the greatest
service. Half of his stars belonged to the first class, including Sirius, Vega,
Regulus, Altair. The characteristic feature of their spectra is the strength and
breadth of the ...
He divided these into four principal classes, which have been of the greatest
service. Half of his stars belonged to the first class, including Sirius, Vega,
Regulus, Altair. The characteristic feature of their spectra is the strength and
breadth of the ...
Page 145
Already there are plenty of people ready to lay down arbitrary assumptions about
the lessons to be drawn from stellar spectra. Some say that they know with
certainty that each star begins by being a nebula, and is condensed and heated
by ...
Already there are plenty of people ready to lay down arbitrary assumptions about
the lessons to be drawn from stellar spectra. Some say that they know with
certainty that each star begins by being a nebula, and is condensed and heated
by ...
Page 150
... 132; binaries, 132, 135; new, 19, 36, 137; catalogues of, 19, 36, 139 ; spectra
of, 143 Stewart, B., 2, 100 Stokes, G. G., 91 Stone, E. J., 139 Struve, C. L., 130
Struve, F. G. W., 88, 115, 128, •33 Telescopes invented, 47, 86 ; large, 88 Temple
, ...
... 132; binaries, 132, 135; new, 19, 36, 137; catalogues of, 19, 36, 139 ; spectra
of, 143 Stewart, B., 2, 100 Stokes, G. G., 91 Stone, E. J., 139 Struve, C. L., 130
Struve, F. G. W., 88, 115, 128, •33 Telescopes invented, 47, 86 ; large, 88 Temple
, ...
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Ancient AstronomyChinese and Chaldeans | 7 |
Ancient Greek Astronomy | 13 |
The Reign of Epicycles From Ptolemy | 23 |
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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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