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This convinced him that the object was a comet , and he was not surprised to find
on succeeding nights that the position was changed , the motion being in the
ecliptic . He gave the observations of five weeks to the Royal Society without a ...
This convinced him that the object was a comet , and he was not surprised to find
on succeeding nights that the position was changed , the motion being in the
ecliptic . He gave the observations of five weeks to the Royal Society without a ...
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Airy was firmly impressed with the object for which Charles II . had wisely
founded the observatory in connection with navigation , and for observations of
the moon . Whenever a meridian transit of the moon could be observed this was
done .
Airy was firmly impressed with the object for which Charles II . had wisely
founded the observatory in connection with navigation , and for observations of
the moon . Whenever a meridian transit of the moon could be observed this was
done .
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in grinding lenses , like Alvan Clark , of the U . S . A . , and others , have produced
many large refractors . . Cooke , of York , made an object - glass , 25 - inch
diameter , for Newall , of Gateshead , which has done splendid work at
Cambridge .
in grinding lenses , like Alvan Clark , of the U . S . A . , and others , have produced
many large refractors . . Cooke , of York , made an object - glass , 25 - inch
diameter , for Newall , of Gateshead , which has done splendid work at
Cambridge .
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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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