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... known until many years after , that the stars are suns which shine with a splendour resem- bling that of our Sun , and in many instances sur- passing it . It was not until this truth became known that the glories of the sidereal heavens ...
... known until many years after , that the stars are suns which shine with a splendour resem- bling that of our Sun , and in many instances sur- passing it . It was not until this truth became known that the glories of the sidereal heavens ...
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... known to be self - luminous bodies , situated at a remote distance in space , but it had not been ascertained with any degree of certainty that they were suns , resembling in magnitude and brilliancy our Sun. little was known of those ...
... known to be self - luminous bodies , situated at a remote distance in space , but it had not been ascertained with any degree of certainty that they were suns , resembling in magnitude and brilliancy our Sun. little was known of those ...
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... known of the sidereal heavens . Milton's astronomical knowledge , we find , was commensurate with what was known of the stellar universe , and this he has conspicuously displayed in his poem . CHAPTER VIII DESCRIPTION OF CELESTIAL ...
... known of the sidereal heavens . Milton's astronomical knowledge , we find , was commensurate with what was known of the stellar universe , and this he has conspicuously displayed in his poem . CHAPTER VIII DESCRIPTION OF CELESTIAL ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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