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... centre of the Sun occupies one of the foci . ( 2. Every planet moves round the Sun in a plane orbit , and the radius - vector , or imaginary line joining the centre of the planet and the centre of the Sun , describes equal areas in ...
... centre of the Sun occupies one of the foci . ( 2. Every planet moves round the Sun in a plane orbit , and the radius - vector , or imaginary line joining the centre of the planet and the centre of the Sun , describes equal areas in ...
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... centre of the Sun , distant 62 ° 30 ′ from the lower limbs or the nadir , as the Arabians term it . The inclination ... centres of Venus and the Sun I found by three observations to be as follows : - The Hour . At 3.15 by the clock ...
... centre of the Sun , distant 62 ° 30 ′ from the lower limbs or the nadir , as the Arabians term it . The inclination ... centres of Venus and the Sun I found by three observations to be as follows : - The Hour . At 3.15 by the clock ...
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... centres of planetary systems , and fulfil the purpose for which they were created by dispensing light and heat to the worlds which circle around them . The Sun is an example of this class of star , and constitutes the centre of the ...
... centres of planetary systems , and fulfil the purpose for which they were created by dispensing light and heat to the worlds which circle around them . The Sun is an example of this class of star , and constitutes the centre of the ...
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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