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Page 102
... existence of many centuries , sank into oblivion , and is now remembered as a belief of bygone ages . The devices which the upholders of this system were compelled to adopt , in order to save appear- ances , ' with ' centric and ...
... existence of many centuries , sank into oblivion , and is now remembered as a belief of bygone ages . The devices which the upholders of this system were compelled to adopt , in order to save appear- ances , ' with ' centric and ...
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... existence . Since the Sun must be regarded as one of the stellar multitude that people the regions of space , and whose surpassing splendour when contrasted with that of other luminaries can be accounted for by his proximity to us , it ...
... existence . Since the Sun must be regarded as one of the stellar multitude that people the regions of space , and whose surpassing splendour when contrasted with that of other luminaries can be accounted for by his proximity to us , it ...
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... existence of his ' planet stars ' was at that time derided , and believed to find a place only in his imagination . The conclusions arrived at by some astronomers with regard to double stars were afterwards con- firmed by Herschel ...
... existence of his ' planet stars ' was at that time derided , and believed to find a place only in his imagination . The conclusions arrived at by some astronomers with regard to double stars were afterwards con- firmed by Herschel ...
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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