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Page 35
... equal areas in equal times . ' When near the Sun , or at perihelion , a planet traverses a larger portion of its arc in the same period of time than it does when at the opposite part of its orbit , or when at aphelion ; but , as the ...
... equal areas in equal times . ' When near the Sun , or at perihelion , a planet traverses a larger portion of its arc in the same period of time than it does when at the opposite part of its orbit , or when at aphelion ; but , as the ...
Page 63
... equal to six inches- the narrowness of the apartment not permitting me conveniently to use a larger size . I divided the circumference of this circle into 360 degrees in the usual manner , and its diameter into thirty equal parts ...
... equal to six inches- the narrowness of the apartment not permitting me conveniently to use a larger size . I divided the circumference of this circle into 360 degrees in the usual manner , and its diameter into thirty equal parts ...
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... equal mass , their orbits are of equal dimensions , and their common centre of gravity at a point equidistant from each . Any approach to , or recession from this point , 188 THE ASTRONOMY OF ' PARADISE LOST '
... equal mass , their orbits are of equal dimensions , and their common centre of gravity at a point equidistant from each . Any approach to , or recession from this point , 188 THE ASTRONOMY OF ' PARADISE LOST '
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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