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... Milton alludes to this in the following lines : - When with fierce winds Orion armed Hath vexed the Red Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian ... Milton , in the composition of an MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 93.
... Milton alludes to this in the following lines : - When with fierce winds Orion armed Hath vexed the Red Sea coast , whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian ... Milton , in the composition of an MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 93.
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... Milton to entertain a more favourable opinion of the Copernican theory . The interesting discoveries made by Galileo with his telescope without doubt formed a pleasant subject of conver- sation , and Milton enjoyed the privilege of ...
... Milton to entertain a more favourable opinion of the Copernican theory . The interesting discoveries made by Galileo with his telescope without doubt formed a pleasant subject of conver- sation , and Milton enjoyed the privilege of ...
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... Milton has not alluded to this calamity , Galileo had become totally blind at the time of his visit . How much Milton was impressed with the fame of Galileo and his telescope becomes apparent on referring to his ' Paradise Lost . ' In ...
... Milton has not alluded to this calamity , Galileo had become totally blind at the time of his visit . How much Milton was impressed with the fame of Galileo and his telescope becomes apparent on referring to his ' Paradise Lost . ' In ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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