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... position with respect to the others . They are therefore called " planets " ( literally , wan- derers ) . Others remain immovable , and shine with a shifting , twinkling light . They are termed the ' fixed stars , " although it is now ...
... position with respect to the others . They are therefore called " planets " ( literally , wan- derers ) . Others remain immovable , and shine with a shifting , twinkling light . They are termed the ' fixed stars , " although it is now ...
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... popularity . The issue of any important undertaking , or the fortunes of an individual , were foretold by the astrologer , who drew up a Horoscope representing the position of the stars and planets at the 22 INTRODUCTION .
... popularity . The issue of any important undertaking , or the fortunes of an individual , were foretold by the astrologer , who drew up a Horoscope representing the position of the stars and planets at the 22 INTRODUCTION .
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Joel Dorman Steele. representing the position of the stars and planets at the beginning of the enterprise , or at the birth of the person . It was a complete and complicated system , and contained regular rules , which guided the ...
Joel Dorman Steele. representing the position of the stars and planets at the beginning of the enterprise , or at the birth of the person . It was a complete and complicated system , and contained regular rules , which guided the ...
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... positions of the planet Mars once more . He soon found that when at its perihelion ( point nearest the sun ) it moves the fastest , but when at its aphelion ( point furthest from the sun ) it moves the slowest . Once more he " hunted ...
... positions of the planet Mars once more . He soon found that when at its perihelion ( point nearest the sun ) it moves the fastest , but when at its aphelion ( point furthest from the sun ) it moves the slowest . Once more he " hunted ...
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... positions . Aston- ished and perplexed , he waited three days for a fair night in which to resume his observations . The fourth night was favorable , and he again found the three stars had shifted . Night after night he watched them ...
... positions . Aston- ished and perplexed , he waited three days for a fair night in which to resume his observations . The fourth night was favorable , and he again found the three stars had shifted . Night after night he watched them ...
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