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... able to prove that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force proportioned to the mass of the attract- ing body , and inversely as the square of the distance between them . ' Newton was capable ...
... able to prove that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force proportioned to the mass of the attract- ing body , and inversely as the square of the distance between them . ' Newton was capable ...
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... able resort . Notwithstanding his numerous pro- fessional engagements , Herschel was able to devote a portion of his time to acquiring knowledge on other subjects . He became proficient in Italian and Greek , studied mathematics , and ...
... able resort . Notwithstanding his numerous pro- fessional engagements , Herschel was able to devote a portion of his time to acquiring knowledge on other subjects . He became proficient in Italian and Greek , studied mathematics , and ...
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... able to count 500 stars receding in regular order be- hind each other ; between each there existed an interval of space , probably not less extensive than the interstellar spaces among the stars by which we are surrounded . The richest ...
... able to count 500 stars receding in regular order be- hind each other ; between each there existed an interval of space , probably not less extensive than the interstellar spaces among the stars by which we are surrounded . The richest ...
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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