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... discovery of two of the three famous theorems known as Kepler's Laws . The first is , that all the planets move ... discovery of the law of gravitation . Kepler's delight on the discovery A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY 27.
... discovery of two of the three famous theorems known as Kepler's Laws . The first is , that all the planets move ... discovery of the law of gravitation . Kepler's delight on the discovery A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY 27.
Page 156
... discovery at once raised Herschel to a position of eminence and dis- tinction , and from a star - gazing musician he be- came a famous astronomer . A new planet named Uranus was added to our system , which completes a revolution round ...
... discovery at once raised Herschel to a position of eminence and dis- tinction , and from a star - gazing musician he be- came a famous astronomer . A new planet named Uranus was added to our system , which completes a revolution round ...
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... discovery that the components of many double stars form independent systems , held together in a mutual bond of union and revolv- ing round one common centre of gravity . The importance of this discovery , which we owe to Herschel's ...
... discovery that the components of many double stars form independent systems , held together in a mutual bond of union and revolv- ing round one common centre of gravity . The importance of this discovery , which we owe to Herschel's ...
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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