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... 2952 B.C. , and shortly afterwards Yu - Chi made a sphere to represent the motions of the celestial bodies . It is also mentioned , in the book called Chu- King , supposed to have been written in 2205 B.C. 8 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
... 2952 B.C. , and shortly afterwards Yu - Chi made a sphere to represent the motions of the celestial bodies . It is also mentioned , in the book called Chu- King , supposed to have been written in 2205 B.C. 8 THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD.
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George Forbes. King , supposed to have been written in 2205 B.C. , that a similar sphere was made in the time of Yao ( 2357 B.C . ) . 1 It is said that the Emperor Chueni ( 2513 B.C. ) saw five planets in conjunction the same day that ...
George Forbes. King , supposed to have been written in 2205 B.C. , that a similar sphere was made in the time of Yao ( 2357 B.C . ) . 1 It is said that the Emperor Chueni ( 2513 B.C. ) saw five planets in conjunction the same day that ...
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... supposed to have used the stars for navigation , but there are no records . The Egyptian priests tried to keep such astronomical knowledge as they possessed to themselves . It is probable that they had arbitrary rules for predicting ...
... supposed to have used the stars for navigation , but there are no records . The Egyptian priests tried to keep such astronomical knowledge as they possessed to themselves . It is probable that they had arbitrary rules for predicting ...
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... ; that an eclipse of the moon happens when the earth cuts off the sun's light from her . He supposed the earth to be flat , and to float upon water . He determined the ratio of THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD 13 Ancient Greek AstronoMY - -
... ; that an eclipse of the moon happens when the earth cuts off the sun's light from her . He supposed the earth to be flat , and to float upon water . He determined the ratio of THE GEOMETRICAL PERIOD 13 Ancient Greek AstronoMY - -
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... supposed that the stars were lighted each night like lamps , and the sun each morning . Parmenides supposed the earth to be a sphere . Pythagoras ( 569-470 B.C. ) visited Egypt to study . science . He deduced his system , in which the ...
... supposed that the stars were lighted each night like lamps , and the sun each morning . Parmenides supposed the earth to be a sphere . Pythagoras ( 569-470 B.C. ) visited Egypt to study . science . He deduced his system , in which the ...
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