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is one of the facts expressed by the statements B , C , D ; so that we may know , if
B , C , and D are true , then A is true . To many people our inability to understand
all that is contained in statements B , C , and D , without the cumbrous process ...
is one of the facts expressed by the statements B , C , D ; so that we may know , if
B , C , and D are true , then A is true . To many people our inability to understand
all that is contained in statements B , C , and D , without the cumbrous process ...
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... names of the stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in
2285 B . C . he gave them further orders . If this account be true , it shows a
knowledge that the vault of heaven is a complete sphere , and that stars are
shining ...
... names of the stars in the places occupied by the sun at these seasons , and in
2285 B . C . he gave them further orders . If this account be true , it shows a
knowledge that the vault of heaven is a complete sphere , and that stars are
shining ...
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speculations , like those of the ancients about the solar system , are apt to be
harmful to true progress of knowledge unless in the hands of the ablest
mathematical physicists ; and Herschel violated their principles in other directions
. But here ...
speculations , like those of the ancients about the solar system , are apt to be
harmful to true progress of knowledge unless in the hands of the ablest
mathematical physicists ; and Herschel violated their principles in other directions
. But here ...
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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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