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... first school of Astronomy in Greece . He taught that the earth is round , and that the moon receives her light from ... first of these taught that the stars are suns , and that the planets are inhabited . He erected the first sun - dial ...
... first school of Astronomy in Greece . He taught that the earth is round , and that the moon receives her light from ... first of these taught that the stars are suns , and that the planets are inhabited . He erected the first sun - dial ...
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... first heard beneath the surface . " The same writer , speaking of the total eclipse of March 20 , 1140 , says : " During this year , in Lent , on the 13th of the kalends of April , at the 9th hour of the 4th day of the week , there was ...
... first heard beneath the surface . " The same writer , speaking of the total eclipse of March 20 , 1140 , says : " During this year , in Lent , on the 13th of the kalends of April , at the 9th hour of the 4th day of the week , there was ...
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... first constella- tion of the zodiac . It is now the first sign , but the second constellation . On account of the precession of the equinoxes , the constellation Pisces occupies the first sign . Principal stars . - The most noted star ...
... first constella- tion of the zodiac . It is now the first sign , but the second constellation . On account of the precession of the equinoxes , the constellation Pisces occupies the first sign . Principal stars . - The most noted star ...
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ancients angle aphelion appear astronomers atmosphere axis bright brilliant called Capricornus Cassiopeia Celestial Sphere centre circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density diameter disk earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light longitude luminous lunar magnitude Mars mean distance measured Mercury meridian meteors miles moon moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune night node north pole obliquity observer orbit parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus planet polar position rays revolve Right Ascension ring rotation satellites Saturn seasons seen shadow shine side sidereal sidereal day solar system space spots summer sun's superior planet supposed surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zenith zodiac