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... possessed any scientific knowledge , and they merely record the occurrence of solar eclipses and the appearances of comets . It is not known when astronomy was first studied by the Egyptians ; but what astronomical information they have ...
... possessed any scientific knowledge , and they merely record the occurrence of solar eclipses and the appearances of comets . It is not known when astronomy was first studied by the Egyptians ; but what astronomical information they have ...
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Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. We are here afforded an opportunity of learning that Milton possessed some knowledge of ... possessing its peculiar kind . of influence on events . The Moon , the planets , and the constellations in their ...
Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. We are here afforded an opportunity of learning that Milton possessed some knowledge of ... possessing its peculiar kind . of influence on events . The Moon , the planets , and the constellations in their ...
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... possessed the requisite skill which enabled him to construct his own telescopes . Being de- sirous of possessing a more powerful instrument , and not having the means to purchase one , he commenced the manufacture of specula , the grind ...
... possessed the requisite skill which enabled him to construct his own telescopes . Being de- sirous of possessing a more powerful instrument , and not having the means to purchase one , he commenced the manufacture of specula , the grind ...
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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