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Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. 81 CHAPTER III MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE It would be reasonable to imagine that Milton's knowledge of astronomy was comprehensive and accurate , and superior to that possessed by most scientific men of his ...
Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. 81 CHAPTER III MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE It would be reasonable to imagine that Milton's knowledge of astronomy was comprehensive and accurate , and superior to that possessed by most scientific men of his ...
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... knowledge of the heavens and of the celestial orbs such as can only be attained by a proficient and intimate acquaint- ance with this science . The arguments in favour of or against the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories were well known ...
... knowledge of the heavens and of the celestial orbs such as can only be attained by a proficient and intimate acquaint- ance with this science . The arguments in favour of or against the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories were well known ...
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... knowledge . The physical constitution of the stars was unknown , nor was it ascertained with any degree of certainty that they were suns . The knowledge possessed by astronomers in those days was but meagre compared with what is now ...
... knowledge . The physical constitution of the stars was unknown , nor was it ascertained with any degree of certainty that they were suns . The knowledge possessed by astronomers in those days was but meagre compared with what is now ...
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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