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George Forbes. times. The only object to be attained by comparing the chronologies of ancient races is to fix the actual dates of observations recorded, and this is not a part of a history of astronomy. In conclusion,letus bearin mind ...
George Forbes. times. The only object to be attained by comparing the chronologies of ancient races is to fix the actual dates of observations recorded, and this is not a part of a history of astronomy. In conclusion,letus bearin mind ...
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... is but the remnant of a far more complete astronomy ofwhich no tracecan be found. Delambre, inhisHistoire del'Astronomie Ancienne (1817), ridiculesthe ... the positionsofthe solsticesand equinoxes, and they reported the names of the stars in.
... is but the remnant of a far more complete astronomy ofwhich no tracecan be found. Delambre, inhisHistoire del'Astronomie Ancienne (1817), ridiculesthe ... the positionsofthe solsticesand equinoxes, and they reported the names of the stars in.
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... 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 anintercalary ...
... 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 anintercalary ...
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... is one:— To theDirector of Observations,—My Lord, his humble servant Nabushumiddin, Great Astronomer of Nineveh, writes thus: "May Nabu andMarduk be propitiousto the ... the presentday. Then again, Knobel reminds us of "the most interesting ...
... is one:— To theDirector of Observations,—My Lord, his humble servant Nabushumiddin, Great Astronomer of Nineveh, writes thus: "May Nabu andMarduk be propitiousto the ... the presentday. Then again, Knobel reminds us of "the most interesting ...
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