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Page 106
... influence of two forces , one projective , the other attractive . He illustrated this by observing the path ... influences , the stone describes a graceful curve , and in its descent falls at the same angle at which it rose . Hence ...
... influence of two forces , one projective , the other attractive . He illustrated this by observing the path ... influences , the stone describes a graceful curve , and in its descent falls at the same angle at which it rose . Hence ...
Page 107
... influence a planet , after having received its first impulse , is deflected from its original straight path , and ... influences , will continue in its path for all time . Milton describes the position of the planets in the sky as- Now ...
... influence a planet , after having received its first impulse , is deflected from its original straight path , and ... influences , will continue in its path for all time . Milton describes the position of the planets in the sky as- Now ...
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... influence over other material bodies existing in space , and that other systems , though differing in many respects from that of ours , and presenting a more complex arrangement in their structure , perform their motions subject to the ...
... influence over other material bodies existing in space , and that other systems , though differing in many respects from that of ours , and presenting a more complex arrangement in their structure , perform their motions subject to the ...
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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