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thrown out by many ; and in time the law of gravitation would doubtless have
been discovered , though probably not by the work of one man , even if Newton
had not lived . But , if Kepler had not lived , who else could have discovered his
laws ...
thrown out by many ; and in time the law of gravitation would doubtless have
been discovered , though probably not by the work of one man , even if Newton
had not lived . But , if Kepler had not lived , who else could have discovered his
laws ...
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In 1787 Herschel discovered two satellites , both revolving in nearly the same
plane , inclined 80° to the ecliptic , and the motion of both was retrograde . In
1772 , before Herschel ' s discovery , Bode ' had discovered a curious arbitrary
law of ...
In 1787 Herschel discovered two satellites , both revolving in nearly the same
plane , inclined 80° to the ecliptic , and the motion of both was retrograde . In
1772 , before Herschel ' s discovery , Bode ' had discovered a curious arbitrary
law of ...
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Almost immediately afterwards the planet was discovered , not by any member of
the association , but by Piazzi , when engaged upon his great catalogue of stars .
On January 1st , 1801 , he observed a star which had changed its place the ...
Almost immediately afterwards the planet was discovered , not by any member of
the association , but by Piazzi , when engaged upon his great catalogue of stars .
On January 1st , 1801 , he observed a star which had changed its place the ...
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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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