The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern AstronomyOakley & Mason, 1866 - 326 páginas |
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... cause which could induce such sacrifices . After the laying of the corner - stone , the lateness of the season , and other causes , induced a suspension of the work on the building for the winter ; and it was not resumed until May ...
... cause which could induce such sacrifices . After the laying of the corner - stone , the lateness of the season , and other causes , induced a suspension of the work on the building for the winter ; and it was not resumed until May ...
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... observatory . My public lectures at home had been comparatively well received , and after much hesitation it was resolved to make an experiment elsewhere . For five years I nad been pleading the cause of science among those little PREFACE .
... observatory . My public lectures at home had been comparatively well received , and after much hesitation it was resolved to make an experiment elsewhere . For five years I nad been pleading the cause of science among those little PREFACE .
Página xi
... cause of science among those little acquainted with its technical language . I had become habitu- ated to the use of such terms as were easily understood ; and probably to this circumstance , more than to any other one thing , am I ...
... cause of science among those little acquainted with its technical language . I had become habitu- ated to the use of such terms as were easily understood ; and probably to this circumstance , more than to any other one thing , am I ...
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... Cause of the phases sought ; two revolutions of the moon discovered , 45. First ideas of the constellations ; North Star , 47. Motions of the sun and moon among the stars ; the starry heavens surround the earth , 48. First measure of ...
... Cause of the phases sought ; two revolutions of the moon discovered , 45. First ideas of the constellations ; North Star , 47. Motions of the sun and moon among the stars ; the starry heavens surround the earth , 48. First measure of ...
Página xiv
... Causes retarding the progress of astronomy , 77. The confounding of true and apparent motion ; immobility of the earth and its central position , 78. The Greek astronomers , Pythagoras , Nicetas , Hipparchus , Ptolemy , 80. System of ...
... Causes retarding the progress of astronomy , 77. The confounding of true and apparent motion ; immobility of the earth and its central position , 78. The Greek astronomers , Pythagoras , Nicetas , Hipparchus , Ptolemy , 80. System of ...
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