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... 1910 , and have traced back its history still farther , to 240 B . C . Already , in
November , 1907 , the Astronomer Royal was trying to catch it by the aid of
photography . 9 . Discovery of New Planets - Herschel , Piazzi , Adams , and Le
Verrier .
... 1910 , and have traced back its history still farther , to 240 B . C . Already , in
November , 1907 , the Astronomer Royal was trying to catch it by the aid of
photography . 9 . Discovery of New Planets - Herschel , Piazzi , Adams , and Le
Verrier .
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The French , on the other hand , who , on the announcement of the discovery by
Galle , glowed with pride in the new proof of the great powers of their astronomer
, Le Verrier , whose life had a long record of successes in calculation , were ...
The French , on the other hand , who , on the announcement of the discovery by
Galle , glowed with pride in the new proof of the great powers of their astronomer
, Le Verrier , whose life had a long record of successes in calculation , were ...
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photography having been the means of discovering all the other new satellites
except Jupiter ' s fifth ( in order of discovery ) . Jupiter . - Galileo ' s discovery of
Jupiter ' s satellites JUPITER . From a drawing by E . M . Antoniadi , showing
transit ...
photography having been the means of discovering all the other new satellites
except Jupiter ' s fifth ( in order of discovery ) . Jupiter . - Galileo ' s discovery of
Jupiter ' s satellites JUPITER . From a drawing by E . M . Antoniadi , showing
transit ...
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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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