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Something of each of these is essential , however , for tracing the progress of
thought and knowledge which it is the object of this History to describe . The
progress of human knowledge is measured by the increased habit of looking at
facts ...
Something of each of these is essential , however , for tracing the progress of
thought and knowledge which it is the object of this History to describe . The
progress of human knowledge is measured by the increased habit of looking at
facts ...
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Our first detailed knowledge was gathered in the far East by travellers , and by
the Jesuit priests , and was published in the eighteenth century . The Asiatic
Society of Bengal contributed translations of Brahmin literature . The two principal
...
Our first detailed knowledge was gathered in the far East by travellers , and by
the Jesuit priests , and was published in the eighteenth century . The Asiatic
Society of Bengal contributed translations of Brahmin literature . The two principal
...
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difficult to fill among all those who have contributed to the advance of
astronomical knowledge . He was born at Wiel , in the Duchy of Wurtemberg , in
1571 . He held an appointment at Gratz , in Styria , and went to join Tycho Brahe
in Prague ...
difficult to fill among all those who have contributed to the advance of
astronomical knowledge . He was born at Wiel , in the Duchy of Wurtemberg , in
1571 . He held an appointment at Gratz , in Styria , and went to join Tycho Brahe
in Prague ...
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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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