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Such was the theory advanced by Copernicus : The earth moves in an epicycle ,
on a deferent whose centre is a little distance from the sun . The planets move in
a similar way on epicycles , but their deferents have no geometrical or physical ...
Such was the theory advanced by Copernicus : The earth moves in an epicycle ,
on a deferent whose centre is a little distance from the sun . The planets move in
a similar way on epicycles , but their deferents have no geometrical or physical ...
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He did not accept the Copernican theory that the earth moves , but for a working
hypothesis he used a modification of an old ... as the heavy and sluggish earth is
unfit to move , and the system is even opposed to the authority of Scripture .
He did not accept the Copernican theory that the earth moves , but for a working
hypothesis he used a modification of an old ... as the heavy and sluggish earth is
unfit to move , and the system is even opposed to the authority of Scripture .
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It has been often suggested that the revival by Copernicus of the notion of a
moving earth was a help to Kepler . No one who reads Kepler ' s great book
could hold such an opinion for a moment . In fact , the ICH * An ellipse is one of
the plane ...
It has been often suggested that the revival by Copernicus of the notion of a
moving earth was a help to Kepler . No one who reads Kepler ' s great book
could hold such an opinion for a moment . In fact , the ICH * An ellipse is one of
the plane ...
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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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