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... greater accuracy , and irregularities of the motions of the Sun and Moon were investigated with greater precision . Attempts were made to ascertain the distance of the Sun from the Earth , and also the dimensions of the terrestrial ...
... greater accuracy , and irregularities of the motions of the Sun and Moon were investigated with greater precision . Attempts were made to ascertain the distance of the Sun from the Earth , and also the dimensions of the terrestrial ...
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... greater depth of stratum was penetrated , they would , when very remote , present the appearance of a luminous cloud or zone . of light . After further observation Herschel was compelled to relinquish his theory of equal star dis ...
... greater depth of stratum was penetrated , they would , when very remote , present the appearance of a luminous cloud or zone . of light . After further observation Herschel was compelled to relinquish his theory of equal star dis ...
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... greater than had been previously estimated . Later calculations determined it to be not less than eighty millions of miles , and , according to the most recent observations , the distance of the Sun from the Earth is believed to be ...
... greater than had been previously estimated . Later calculations determined it to be not less than eighty millions of miles , and , according to the most recent observations , the distance of the Sun from the Earth is believed to be ...
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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