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It has already been stated that Tycho Brahe maintained that observation must
precede theory . He did not accept the Copernican theory that the earth moves ,
but for a working hypothesis he used a modification of an old Egyptian theory ...
It has already been stated that Tycho Brahe maintained that observation must
precede theory . He did not accept the Copernican theory that the earth moves ,
but for a working hypothesis he used a modification of an old Egyptian theory ...
Page 40
... and although there were disagreements between them , Kepler held to his post
, sustained by the conviction that , with these observations to test any theory , he
would be in a position to settle for ever the problem of the solar system .
... and although there were disagreements between them , Kepler held to his post
, sustained by the conviction that , with these observations to test any theory , he
would be in a position to settle for ever the problem of the solar system .
Page 127
The absence of stellar parallax was the great objection to any theory of the earth '
s motion prior to Kepler ' s time . It is true that Kepler ' s theory itself could have
been geometrically expressed equally well with the earth or any other point fixed
...
The absence of stellar parallax was the great objection to any theory of the earth '
s motion prior to Kepler ' s time . It is true that Kepler ' s theory itself could have
been geometrically expressed equally well with the earth or any other point fixed
...
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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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