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... Jupiter , and when in conjunction resembled a star of the second magnitude , he arrived at the conclusion that the Earth could not be the centre of the planet's motion . Having discovered in some ancient manuscripts a theory , ascribed ...
... Jupiter , and when in conjunction resembled a star of the second magnitude , he arrived at the conclusion that the Earth could not be the centre of the planet's motion . Having discovered in some ancient manuscripts a theory , ascribed ...
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... Jupiter , and another between Venus and Mercury , he might be able to attain his object ; but he found that this assumption afforded him no assistance . Kepler then imagined that as there were five regular geometrical solids , and five ...
... Jupiter , and another between Venus and Mercury , he might be able to attain his object ; but he found that this assumption afforded him no assistance . Kepler then imagined that as there were five regular geometrical solids , and five ...
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... Jupiter and Saturn , and no funds were forthcoming to assist Kepler in his undertaking . The chair of mathematics in the University of Linz having become vacant , Kepler offered himself as a candidate for the appointment , which he was ...
... Jupiter and Saturn , and no funds were forthcoming to assist Kepler in his undertaking . The chair of mathematics in the University of Linz having become vacant , Kepler offered himself as a candidate for the appointment , which he was ...
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... Jupiter's orbit . Round Jupiter's describe a cube ; the sphere in- cluding this will be Saturn's . Within the Earth's orbit inscribe an icosahedron ; the sphere inscribed in it will be Venus's orbit . In Venus inscribe an octahedron ...
... Jupiter's orbit . Round Jupiter's describe a cube ; the sphere in- cluding this will be Saturn's . Within the Earth's orbit inscribe an icosahedron ; the sphere inscribed in it will be Venus's orbit . In Venus inscribe an octahedron ...
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... Jupiter . This discovery may be regarded as one of his most brilliant achievements with the telescope ; and , notwith- standing the improvement in construction and size . of modern instruments , no other satellite was discovered until ...
... Jupiter . This discovery may be regarded as one of his most brilliant achievements with the telescope ; and , notwith- standing the improvement in construction and size . of modern instruments , no other satellite was discovered until ...
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