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Experience alone , in both cases , leads to the idea of cause and effect as a
principle that seems to dominate our present universe , as a rule for predicting
the course of events , and as a guide to the choice of a course of action . This
idea of ...
Experience alone , in both cases , leads to the idea of cause and effect as a
principle that seems to dominate our present universe , as a rule for predicting
the course of events , and as a guide to the choice of a course of action . This
idea of ...
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Callippus ( 330 B . C . ) increased the number to real existence of these spheres
was not suggested , but the idea was only a mathematical conception to facilitate
the construction of tables for predicting the places of the heavenly bodies .
Callippus ( 330 B . C . ) increased the number to real existence of these spheres
was not suggested , but the idea was only a mathematical conception to facilitate
the construction of tables for predicting the places of the heavenly bodies .
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... he failed in his appeal , and died from fever , contracted under , and fed upon ,
disappointmentand adopt as a profession the " research of endowment . " Before
taking leave of Kepler , who was by no means a man of one idea , it ought to ...
... he failed in his appeal , and died from fever , contracted under , and fed upon ,
disappointmentand adopt as a profession the " research of endowment . " Before
taking leave of Kepler , who was by no means a man of one idea , it ought to ...
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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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accepted accurate ancient appear astronomers attraction bodies born bright calculations called catalogue cause centre century circle comet compared complete Copernicus determined diameter direction discovered discovery distance earth eclipse effect enabled epicycles equal error excentric explain fact fixed follow force Galileo give given gravitation heavenly heavens held Herschel Hipparchus idea included interesting invented Jupiter Kepler knowledge known later light lunar Mars mass mathematical mean measured method miles minutes moon moon's motion move Newton noticed object observations Observatory opposition orbit original parallax pass period photographic physical planetary planets pole position predicted present principle progress proper proved records revolve rotation round Royal satellites says seems seen showed solar system spectroscope spectrum stars studied sun's supported supposed surface tables telescope theory tion trace true Tycho Brahe uniform universal
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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