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... conclusions with regard to the nature of their movements . At first , he believed like Kepler that comets were ... conclusion that ' comets move in elliptical orbits , being carried round the Sun with a velocity which is probably ...
... conclusions with regard to the nature of their movements . At first , he believed like Kepler that comets were ... conclusion that ' comets move in elliptical orbits , being carried round the Sun with a velocity which is probably ...
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... conclusion that the stars are orbs resembling our Sun in magnitude and brilliancy was one which , Tycho urged ... conclusions , which were too bewildering and overwhelming for his mental conception . But the investigations of later ...
... conclusion that the stars are orbs resembling our Sun in magnitude and brilliancy was one which , Tycho urged ... conclusions , which were too bewildering and overwhelming for his mental conception . But the investigations of later ...
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... conclusion this talented lady writes as follows : ' The apparent diameter of this object , including most of the " scattered stars in streaky masses and lines " which form a sort of ' glory " round it , is 8 ' ; that of its truly ...
... conclusion this talented lady writes as follows : ' The apparent diameter of this object , including most of the " scattered stars in streaky masses and lines " which form a sort of ' glory " round it , is 8 ' ; that of its truly ...
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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