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China. – It would appear that Fohi, the first emperor, reigned about 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 ...
China. – It would appear that Fohi, the first emperor, reigned about 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 ...
Page 15
The Phoenicians are 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 ...
The Phoenicians are 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 ...
Page 17
He supposed the earth to be flat, and to float upon water. He determined the ratio
of the sun's diameter to its orbit, and apparently made out the diameter correctly
as half a decree. He left nothing in writing. His successors, Anaximander ...
He supposed the earth to be flat, and to float upon water. He determined the ratio
of the sun's diameter to its orbit, and apparently made out the diameter correctly
as half a decree. He left nothing in writing. His successors, Anaximander ...
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nothing, but is supposed to have said that the earth, moon, five planets, and fixed
stars all revolve round the sun, which itself revolves round an imaginary central
fire called the Antichthon. Copernicus in the sixteenth century claimed ...
nothing, but is supposed to have said that the earth, moon, five planets, and fixed
stars all revolve round the sun, which itself revolves round an imaginary central
fire called the Antichthon. Copernicus in the sixteenth century claimed ...
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Nicetas, Heraclides, and Ecphantes supposed the earth to revolve on its axes,
but to have no orbital motion. The short epitome so far given illustrates the
extraordinary deductive methods adopted by the ancient Greeks. But they went
much ...
Nicetas, Heraclides, and Ecphantes supposed the earth to revolve on its axes,
but to have no orbital motion. The short epitome so far given illustrates the
extraordinary deductive methods adopted by the ancient Greeks. But they went
much ...
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Page 67 - that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle, with a force whose direction is that of the line joining the two, and whose magnitude is directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of their distances from each other.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History of Astronomy Hist. of sci. series History of the sciences |
| Author | George Forbes |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1909 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 200 pages |
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