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... indicated . the single minutes of a degree ; he made many valuable observations with this instrument , which he used in combination with a large sextant . In 1571 Tycho returned to Denmark , where his fame as an astronomer had preceded ...
... indicated . the single minutes of a degree ; he made many valuable observations with this instrument , which he used in combination with a large sextant . In 1571 Tycho returned to Denmark , where his fame as an astronomer had preceded ...
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... indicate that the outburst was produced by causes of a more rapidly transitory nature than what would result from the collision of two condensed masses of matter . A collision occurring between two swarms of meteors has been suggested ...
... indicate that the outburst was produced by causes of a more rapidly transitory nature than what would result from the collision of two condensed masses of matter . A collision occurring between two swarms of meteors has been suggested ...
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... indicating the existence of streams of nebulous matter . Adjacent to this nebula is another of the same class with a double nucleus , and associated with it is a nebulous star . SPIRAL NEBULE . - The great reflector of Earl Rosse at ...
... indicating the existence of streams of nebulous matter . Adjacent to this nebula is another of the same class with a double nucleus , and associated with it is a nebulous star . SPIRAL NEBULE . - The great reflector of Earl Rosse at ...
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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