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Page 177
... stars in the Northern Hemisphere . Large telescopes reveal multitudes of stars utterly beyond the power of enumeration , nor do they appear to diminish in number as depth after depth of space is penetrated by powerful instruments . The star ...
... stars in the Northern Hemisphere . Large telescopes reveal multitudes of stars utterly beyond the power of enumeration , nor do they appear to diminish in number as depth after depth of space is penetrated by powerful instruments . The star ...
Page 180
... stars visible to the naked eye , and also on account of inequality in their intrinsic brilliancy . Among the stars there exists an indefinite range of stellar magnitudes . There are many stars known whose dimensions have been ...
... stars visible to the naked eye , and also on account of inequality in their intrinsic brilliancy . Among the stars there exists an indefinite range of stellar magnitudes . There are many stars known whose dimensions have been ...
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... stars impressed the minds of some astronomers with the belief that a physical bond of union existed between them . In the interval between 1718 and 1759 , Bradley detected a change of 30 ° in the position angle of the two stars forming ...
... stars impressed the minds of some astronomers with the belief that a physical bond of union existed between them . In the interval between 1718 and 1759 , Bradley detected a change of 30 ° in the position angle of the two stars forming ...
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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