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He theorised onthe planetary motions, and held that the earth is fixed inthe centre
of the universe. He adopted the excentric andequant of Hipparchus to explain the
unequal motions ofthe sunandmoon. Headoptedthe epicyclesand deferents ...
He theorised onthe planetary motions, and held that the earth is fixed inthe centre
of the universe. He adopted the excentric andequant of Hipparchus to explain the
unequal motions ofthe sunandmoon. Headoptedthe epicyclesand deferents ...
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Whenthe Caliph Omar, inthe middle ofthe seventh century, burnt the library of
Alexandria, which hadbeenthe centre ofintellectual progress, that centre migrated
to Baghdad, and the Arabs became the leaders of scienceand philosophy.
Whenthe Caliph Omar, inthe middle ofthe seventh century, burnt the library of
Alexandria, which hadbeenthe centre ofintellectual progress, that centre migrated
to Baghdad, and the Arabs became the leaders of scienceand philosophy.
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By this arrangement the sun wassituate mathematically near the centre of the
planetary system, but he did not appeartohave any physical connexion withthe
planets as thecentreof their motions. According to Copernicus' sixth book,the
planes ...
By this arrangement the sun wassituate mathematically near the centre of the
planetary system, but he did not appeartohave any physical connexion withthe
planets as thecentreof their motions. According to Copernicus' sixth book,the
planes ...
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| Title | History of Astronomy Volume 1 of Library of Alexandria |
| Author | George Forbes |
| Publisher | Library of Alexandria, 2020 |
| ISBN | 1465583602, 9781465583604 |
| Length | 200 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Fantasy / Romantic History / Social History Reference / General |
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