History of Astronomy |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 19
Page
... andthat on March 1st the moon was in conjunction with the otherfour planets. Butthis needs confirmation. Yao, referredto above, gaveinstructions to his astronomersto determine the positionsofthe solsticesand equinoxes, and they reported ...
... andthat on March 1st the moon was in conjunction with the otherfour planets. Butthis needs confirmation. Yao, referredto above, gaveinstructions to his astronomersto determine the positionsofthe solsticesand equinoxes, and they reported ...
Page
... and that starsare shining at midday, although eclipsed by the sun's brightness. It is alsoasserted, inthebook called ChuKing, thatin the time of Yaothe year was known to have 3651⁄4days, and that he adopted 365 days and added ...
... and that starsare shining at midday, although eclipsed by the sun's brightness. It is alsoasserted, inthebook called ChuKing, thatin the time of Yaothe year was known to have 3651⁄4days, and that he adopted 365 days and added ...
Page
... and that the heavenlybodies do notmove by chance, norbytheir own will,but by the determinate will and appointmentof the gods. They recorded these movements, but mainlyinthe hope of tracing the will of the gods in mundane affairs.Ptolemy ...
... and that the heavenlybodies do notmove by chance, norbytheir own will,but by the determinate will and appointmentof the gods. They recorded these movements, but mainlyinthe hope of tracing the will of the gods in mundane affairs.Ptolemy ...
Page
... and that the signs of the zodiac wereusedfor determining the coursesof the sun, moon, andofthe five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. We have records of observations carried on under Asshurbanapal, who sent astronomers ...
... and that the signs of the zodiac wereusedfor determining the coursesof the sun, moon, andofthe five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. We have records of observations carried on under Asshurbanapal, who sent astronomers ...
Page
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Airy allthe andthat andthe asthe Astronomer Royal Astronomia Nova astronomical units atmosphere atthe attraction axis bright bythe calculations catalogue centre century Chaldæans Chinese comet confirmed Copernicus detected diameter discovered discovery distance earth eclipse epicycles equatoreal excentric explain fixed stars FOOTNOTES Frauenhofer fromthe Galileo Greenwich Halley havebeen heavenly bodies heavens heliometer Herschel Hipparchus Huggins hydrogen hypotheses inequality instruments inthe isthe John Herschel Jupiter Jupiter's Kepler lawof Lick Observatory light lines lunar Mars mathematical mean motion measured Mercury meteor miles moon moon's nebula Newton ofthese onthe orbit parallax perihelion period photographic physical planet planetary position predicted proper motion Ptolemy records reflector refractor retrograde retrograde motion revolve rotation round satellites Saturn seems solar system spectra spectroscope spectrum spots stellar sun's sunspot supposed surface telescope terrestrial thatthe theearth themoon theory thesame thesolar thesun tobe tothe Tycho Brahe Uranus velocity Venus Verrier William Herschel withthe zenith