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Page 193
... less than fifty years , and fifteen in less than 100 but more than fifty . There are other compound stars whose motions appear to be much more leisurely than those just mentioned , and although no orbital movement has , so far , been ...
... less than fifty years , and fifteen in less than 100 but more than fifty . There are other compound stars whose motions appear to be much more leisurely than those just mentioned , and although no orbital movement has , so far , been ...
Page 207
... less con- spicuous character , have been observed at occasional times . Anthelme , a Carthusian monk , discovered one near ẞ Cygni in 1670 ; another appeared in Ophiuchus in 1848 ; one in Scorpio in 1860 ; one in Corona Borealis in 1866 ...
... less con- spicuous character , have been observed at occasional times . Anthelme , a Carthusian monk , discovered one near ẞ Cygni in 1670 ; another appeared in Ophiuchus in 1848 ; one in Scorpio in 1860 ; one in Corona Borealis in 1866 ...
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... less perfect formation . The exact moment of the origin of a sun - spot cannot be ascertained , because it arises from an imperceptible point ; it grows very rapidly , and often attains its full size in a day . When Prior to its ...
... less perfect formation . The exact moment of the origin of a sun - spot cannot be ascertained , because it arises from an imperceptible point ; it grows very rapidly , and often attains its full size in a day . When Prior to its ...
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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