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... 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 it he alludes to the instrument upon three different ...
... 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 it he alludes to the instrument upon three different ...
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... becomes lost to sight . A record has been kept of about twenty tem- porary stars that have been observed at various ... become visible when the Emperor Honorius ruled , and another during the reign of the Emperor Otho , about 945 A.D. ...
... becomes lost to sight . A record has been kept of about twenty tem- porary stars that have been observed at various ... become visible when the Emperor Honorius ruled , and another during the reign of the Emperor Otho , about 945 A.D. ...
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... become conspicuous , between which greyish patches appear , that seem to lie underneath a thin layer of the photosphere ; this is rapidly dispelled and a fully formed spot comes into view . a sun - spot has completed its period of ...
... become conspicuous , between which greyish patches appear , that seem to lie underneath a thin layer of the photosphere ; this is rapidly dispelled and a fully formed spot comes into view . a sun - spot has completed its period of ...
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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