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Newton proceeded to explain the other inequalities recognised by Tycho Brahe
and older observers , and to calculate their maximum amounts as indicated by
his theory . He further discovered from his calculations two new inequalities , one
of ...
Newton proceeded to explain the other inequalities recognised by Tycho Brahe
and older observers , and to calculate their maximum amounts as indicated by
his theory . He further discovered from his calculations two new inequalities , one
of ...
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This fact was a startling confirmation of the Newtonian theory , because it was a
new kind of calculation of ... and most of these the calculations of Cowell and
Cromellin ' ( of Greenwich Observatory ) , who have also predicted its next
perihelion ...
This fact was a startling confirmation of the Newtonian theory , because it was a
new kind of calculation of ... and most of these the calculations of Cowell and
Cromellin ' ( of Greenwich Observatory ) , who have also predicted its next
perihelion ...
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He applied to his calculations every possible refinement , and , considering the
novelty of the problem , his calculation was one of the most brilliant in the records
of astronomy . In criticism it has been said that these were exhibitions of skill ...
He applied to his calculations every possible refinement , and , considering the
novelty of the problem , his calculation was one of the most brilliant in the records
of astronomy . In criticism it has been said that these were exhibitions of skill ...
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Contents
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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