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Page 65
... Venus . About fifteen minutes past three in the afternoon , when I was again at liberty to continue my labours , the clouds , as if by divine interposi- tion , were entirely dispersed , and I was once more invited to the grateful task ...
... Venus . About fifteen minutes past three in the afternoon , when I was again at liberty to continue my labours , the clouds , as if by divine interposi- tion , were entirely dispersed , and I was once more invited to the grateful task ...
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... Venus would be below the centre of the Sun , distant 62 ° 30 ′ from the lower limbs or the nadir , as the Arabians term it . The inclination remained to all appearances the same until sunset , when the observation was concluded . ' In ...
... Venus would be below the centre of the Sun , distant 62 ° 30 ′ from the lower limbs or the nadir , as the Arabians term it . The inclination remained to all appearances the same until sunset , when the observation was concluded . ' In ...
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... Venus is remark- able as having been the first ever observed of which there is any record , and for this we are ... Venus in Sole Visa ' - ' Venus seen in the Sun ; ' but not knowing what steps to take with regard to its publication , he ...
... Venus is remark- able as having been the first ever observed of which there is any record , and for this we are ... Venus in Sole Visa ' - ' Venus seen in the Sun ; ' but not knowing what steps to take with regard to its publication , he ...
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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