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... bodies with veneration and awe , erected temples in their honour , and worshipped them as deities . Historical records of astronomy carry us back several thousand years . During the greater part of this time , and until a comparatively ...
... bodies with veneration and awe , erected temples in their honour , and worshipped them as deities . Historical records of astronomy carry us back several thousand years . During the greater part of this time , and until a comparatively ...
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... Bodies . ' The reputation which he earned by these contributions to science procured for him the appointment of ... bodies descended to the earth with the greater rapidity , he proved to be incorrect , and demonstrated by experiment from ...
... Bodies . ' The reputation which he earned by these contributions to science procured for him the appointment of ... bodies descended to the earth with the greater rapidity , he proved to be incorrect , and demonstrated by experiment from ...
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... bodies existing in space , guiding , controlling , and retaining them in their several paths and orbits , whether it be a tiny meteor , a circling planet , or a mighty sun . The nature of cometary bodies and the laws which govern their ...
... bodies existing in space , guiding , controlling , and retaining them in their several paths and orbits , whether it be a tiny meteor , a circling planet , or a mighty sun . The nature of cometary bodies and the laws which govern their ...
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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