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Page 112
... reason it would be to imagine that the entire heavens should revolve round the Earth to bring about a result which could be more easily attained by imparting motion to the Earth herself . The inconceivable velocity with which it would ...
... reason it would be to imagine that the entire heavens should revolve round the Earth to bring about a result which could be more easily attained by imparting motion to the Earth herself . The inconceivable velocity with which it would ...
Page 212
... reason , especially with regard to short period variables , is , that around those stars there revolve opaque bodies or satellites which at times intercept a portion of their light by producing a partial eclipse of their discs , similar ...
... reason , especially with regard to short period variables , is , that around those stars there revolve opaque bodies or satellites which at times intercept a portion of their light by producing a partial eclipse of their discs , similar ...
Page 315
... reason usually given in explanation of this pheno- menon is , that the heavenly bodies were created at the same time as the Earth , but were rendered invisible by a canopy of vapour and cloud which enveloped the newly - formed globe ...
... reason usually given in explanation of this pheno- menon is , that the heavenly bodies were created at the same time as the Earth , but were rendered invisible by a canopy of vapour and cloud which enveloped the newly - formed globe ...
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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