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... theory , nor was it until a later period that they were eliminated from the system . Though Copernicus deserved the credit of having transferred the centre of our system from the Earth to the Sun , yet his theory was imperfect in its 1 ...
... theory , nor was it until a later period that they were eliminated from the system . Though Copernicus deserved the credit of having transferred the centre of our system from the Earth to the Sun , yet his theory was imperfect in its 1 ...
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... theory adopted without doubt or hesitation by the numerous authors whose works he perused . His knowledge of Italian enabled him to become familiar with Dante - one of his favourite authors , whose poetical writings were deeply read by ...
... theory adopted without doubt or hesitation by the numerous authors whose works he perused . His knowledge of Italian enabled him to become familiar with Dante - one of his favourite authors , whose poetical writings were deeply read by ...
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... theory ; and in the Angel's reply , though of an undecided character , we are able to perceive how aptly Milton describes the erroneous conclu- sions upon which the Ptolemaic theory was based . In this scientific discussion , it would ...
... theory ; and in the Angel's reply , though of an undecided character , we are able to perceive how aptly Milton describes the erroneous conclu- sions upon which the Ptolemaic theory was based . In this scientific discussion , it would ...
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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