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... distances . ' The periodic time of a planet having been ascertained , the square of the mean distance and the mean distance itself can be obtained . It is by the appli- cation of this law that the distances of the planets are usually ...
... distances . ' The periodic time of a planet having been ascertained , the square of the mean distance and the mean distance itself can be obtained . It is by the appli- cation of this law that the distances of the planets are usually ...
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... distance of the Sun from the Earth is believed to be about ninety - three millions of miles . Having once ascertained the distance between the Earth and the Sun , astronomers were enabled to determine with greater facility the distances ...
... distance of the Sun from the Earth is believed to be about ninety - three millions of miles . Having once ascertained the distance between the Earth and the Sun , astronomers were enabled to determine with greater facility the distances ...
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... distance , and magnitude equalling , or surpassing , Arcturus and Sirius . Canopus , in the constellation Argo , in the South- ern Hemisphere , the brightest star in the heavens with the exception of Sirius , possesses no sensible ...
... distance , and magnitude equalling , or surpassing , Arcturus and Sirius . Canopus , in the constellation Argo , in the South- ern Hemisphere , the brightest star in the heavens with the exception of Sirius , possesses no sensible ...
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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