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... sphere including this will be that of Mars . About Mars ' orbit describe a tetrahedron ; the sphere containing this will be Jupiter's orbit . Round Jupiter's describe a cube ; the sphere in- cluding this will be Saturn's . Within the ...
... sphere including this will be that of Mars . About Mars ' orbit describe a tetrahedron ; the sphere containing this will be Jupiter's orbit . Round Jupiter's describe a cube ; the sphere in- cluding this will be Saturn's . Within the ...
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... sphere that of the Moon . 2nd sphere that of the planet Mercury . 3rd sphere that of the planet Venus . 4th sphere MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 85.
... sphere that of the Moon . 2nd sphere that of the planet Mercury . 3rd sphere that of the planet Venus . 4th sphere MILTON'S ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE 85.
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Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. 3rd sphere that of the planet Venus . 4th sphere that of the Sun ; regarded as a planet . 5th sphere that of the planet Mars . 6th sphere that of the planet Jupiter . 7th sphere : that of the planet Saturn . 8th ...
Thomas Nathaniel Orchard. 3rd sphere that of the planet Venus . 4th sphere that of the Sun ; regarded as a planet . 5th sphere that of the planet Mars . 6th sphere that of the planet Jupiter . 7th sphere : that of the planet Saturn . 8th ...
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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