The Astronomy of Milton's Paradise Lost |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 42
Page 249
... miles in width , whilst others have a diameter of 40,000 or 50,000 miles or upwards . In some instances the umbra alone has a breadth of 20,000 or 30,000 miles - three times the extent of the diameter of the Earth . Spots of this size ...
... miles in width , whilst others have a diameter of 40,000 or 50,000 miles or upwards . In some instances the umbra alone has a breadth of 20,000 or 30,000 miles - three times the extent of the diameter of the Earth . Spots of this size ...
Page 266
... miles and an area of 16,500 square miles . The rocky annulus which surrounds it is very lofty and precipitous , and at one point reaches a height of 17,300 feet . Up- wards of 90 craters have been counted within this space , one of the ...
... miles and an area of 16,500 square miles . The rocky annulus which surrounds it is very lofty and precipitous , and at one point reaches a height of 17,300 feet . Up- wards of 90 craters have been counted within this space , one of the ...
Page 272
Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. shortest diameter is 7,899 miles , its equatorial diameter is 7,926 miles - greater than the other by 27 miles . The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 24,899 miles , and the total area of its surface ...
Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. shortest diameter is 7,899 miles , its equatorial diameter is 7,926 miles - greater than the other by 27 miles . The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 24,899 miles , and the total area of its surface ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able appearance arrived ascertained associated astronomers attention attraction beautiful became become believed bodies bright brilliancy called caused celestial centre circling clusters comet compared complete conclusion consists constellation created dark described diameter directed discovered discovery distance Earth equal existence expressed four Galileo globe greater heavens Herschel imagination important indicated influence Jupiter Kepler knowledge known less light luminous magnitude manner mass matter means miles Milky Milton minute Moon motion move nature nebula night object observed occupied occur orbit path perceived period planets poem portion position possessed present reason regarded regions remained remarkable resembling result revolving ring rising round seen similar situated solar space sphere stars stellar Sun's surface telescope theory thou thousand tion travels Tycho universe vast Venus visible worlds writes