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... who founded the Royal Society of London , and also the Royal Observatory of
Greeenwich , where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal ,
especially for lunar and stellar observations likely to be useful for navigation .
... who founded the Royal Society of London , and also the Royal Observatory of
Greeenwich , where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal ,
especially for lunar and stellar observations likely to be useful for navigation .
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Newton to commit to writing , and present to the Royal Society , the results of his
investigations . But for his friendly insistence it is possible that the Principia would
never have been written ; and but for his generosity in supplying the means the ...
Newton to commit to writing , and present to the Royal Society , the results of his
investigations . But for his friendly insistence it is possible that the Principia would
never have been written ; and but for his generosity in supplying the means the ...
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Standard stars were used for giving the clock error . In 1816 a new transit
instrument , by Troughton , places have maintained the very highest accuracy .
George Biddell Airy , Seventh Astronomer Royal , commenced his Greenwich
labours in ...
Standard stars were used for giving the clock error . In 1816 a new transit
instrument , by Troughton , places have maintained the very highest accuracy .
George Biddell Airy , Seventh Astronomer Royal , commenced his Greenwich
labours in ...
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Ancient GREEK ASTRONOMY | 3 |
INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISIONSIZE OF THE SOLAR | 10 |
GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPENOTIONS OF GRAVITY | 46 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History of Astronomy Hist. of sci. series History of science series |
| Author | George Forbes |
| Publisher | Watts, 1909 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Jan 2011 |
| Length | 154 pages |
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