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... PORTION OF THE MOON'S SURFACE Frontispiece To face page 66 218 19 230 " " 268 99 IN TEXT FIG . PAGE 1. THE PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE 2. MILTON'S DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL SPACE 3. A BINARY STAR SYSTEM - 70 OPHIUCHI 86 96 · 184 4. THE ...
... PORTION OF THE MOON'S SURFACE Frontispiece To face page 66 218 19 230 " " 268 99 IN TEXT FIG . PAGE 1. THE PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE 2. MILTON'S DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL SPACE 3. A BINARY STAR SYSTEM - 70 OPHIUCHI 86 96 · 184 4. THE ...
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... portion would have a forward , and when in its inner portion a retrograde , motion . The theory of eccentrics and epicycles was suffi- cient for a time to account for the inequalities of MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 101.
... portion would have a forward , and when in its inner portion a retrograde , motion . The theory of eccentrics and epicycles was suffi- cient for a time to account for the inequalities of MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 101.
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... portion of the disc . The photosphere consists of gaseous vapours or clouds , of irregular form and size , separated ... portions of the photosphere , are sprinkled profusely over a more faintly luminous background . These ' grains ' con ...
... portion of the disc . The photosphere consists of gaseous vapours or clouds , of irregular form and size , separated ... portions of the photosphere , are sprinkled profusely over a more faintly luminous background . These ' grains ' con ...
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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