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... studied astronomy in Egypt . He explained the return of the sun to the east each morning by its going under the flat earth in the night . He held that in a solar eclipse the moon hides the sun , and in a lunar eclipse the moon enters ...
... studied astronomy in Egypt . He explained the return of the sun to the east each morning by its going under the flat earth in the night . He held that in a solar eclipse the moon hides the sun , and in a lunar eclipse the moon enters ...
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... studied science in his travels in Egypt and elsewhere . He was held in so great reverence by all learned men that a problem which he set to the astronomers was the keynote to all astronomical investigation from this date till the time ...
... studied science in his travels in Egypt and elsewhere . He was held in so great reverence by all learned men that a problem which he set to the astronomers was the keynote to all astronomical investigation from this date till the time ...
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... studying astronomy . " " ( 3 ) In the Odyssey , Calypso directs Odysseus , in accordance with Phoenician rules for navigating the Mediterranean , to keep the Great Bear ever on the left as he traversed the deep " when sailing from the ...
... studying astronomy . " " ( 3 ) In the Odyssey , Calypso directs Odysseus , in accordance with Phoenician rules for navigating the Mediterranean , to keep the Great Bear ever on the left as he traversed the deep " when sailing from the ...
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... carried out in Germany by Müller , known as Regiomontanus , and Waltherus . Nicolai Copernicus , a Sclav , was born in 1473 at For definition see p . 18 . Thorn , in Polish Prussia . He studied at Cracow 24 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
... carried out in Germany by Müller , known as Regiomontanus , and Waltherus . Nicolai Copernicus , a Sclav , was born in 1473 at For definition see p . 18 . Thorn , in Polish Prussia . He studied at Cracow 24 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
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George Forbes. Thorn , in Polish Prussia . He studied at Cracow and in Italy . He was a priest , and settled at Frauenberg . He did not undertake continuous observations , but devoted himself to simplifying the planetary systems and ...
George Forbes. Thorn , in Polish Prussia . He studied at Cracow and in Italy . He was a priest , and settled at Frauenberg . He did not undertake continuous observations , but devoted himself to simplifying the planetary systems and ...
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