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... Earth and planets , which are travelling together round the Sun with different velocities , and in orbits of unequal mag- nitude . In his allusion to the Copernican system the planet ' Earth ' is described by Milton as seventh . This is ...
... Earth and planets , which are travelling together round the Sun with different velocities , and in orbits of unequal mag- nitude . In his allusion to the Copernican system the planet ' Earth ' is described by Milton as seventh . This is ...
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... Earth completes a revolution of her orbit in 365 days . In this period of time she accomplishes a journey of 580 ... Earth's annual revolution round the Sun. Precession is a retrograde or westerly motion of the equinoctial points ...
... Earth completes a revolution of her orbit in 365 days . In this period of time she accomplishes a journey of 580 ... Earth's annual revolution round the Sun. Precession is a retrograde or westerly motion of the equinoctial points ...
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... Earth at the equator is 24,899 miles , and the total area of its surface is 197,000,000 square miles . Its mean density is 5 times greater than that of water . The two principal motions performed by the Earth are : ( 1 ) Rotation on its ...
... Earth at the equator is 24,899 miles , and the total area of its surface is 197,000,000 square miles . Its mean density is 5 times greater than that of water . The two principal motions performed by the Earth are : ( 1 ) Rotation on its ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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