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... present the appearance of a luminous cloud or zone . of light . After further observation Herschel was compelled to relinquish his theory of equal star dis- tribution , and found , as he approached the Galaxy , that the stars became ...
... present the appearance of a luminous cloud or zone . of light . After further observation Herschel was compelled to relinquish his theory of equal star dis- tribution , and found , as he approached the Galaxy , that the stars became ...
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... present one of the most intricate problems in physical astronomy . ' The second star revolves round its primary , whilst the third pursues a retrograde course , but its path , instead of being even , presents the appearance of a series ...
... present one of the most intricate problems in physical astronomy . ' The second star revolves round its primary , whilst the third pursues a retrograde course , but its path , instead of being even , presents the appearance of a series ...
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... present it is the only means by which we can account for the existence of the visible material universe by which we are surrounded . In the days when Milton lived - three hundred years ago the nocturnal heavens presented the same ...
... present it is the only means by which we can account for the existence of the visible material universe by which we are surrounded . In the days when Milton lived - three hundred years ago the nocturnal heavens presented the same ...
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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