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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... GRAVITATION . Phases of The philosophy of Aristotle - its hold on the mind , 101. Cha . racteristics of Galileo's mind , 102. He detects the errors of Aris totle , 103. Attacks his theories , and demonstrates their falsehood by ...
... GRAVITATION . Phases of The philosophy of Aristotle - its hold on the mind , 101. Cha . racteristics of Galileo's mind , 102. He detects the errors of Aris totle , 103. Attacks his theories , and demonstrates their falsehood by ...
Página xv
... gravitation must account for , 167. Stability not the sole object of the Creator , 168. Laws of matter selected in wisdom , 170. By how much does the central force diminish the primitive velocity of a planet ? 171. Changes in the ...
... gravitation must account for , 167. Stability not the sole object of the Creator , 168. Laws of matter selected in wisdom , 170. By how much does the central force diminish the primitive velocity of a planet ? 171. Changes in the ...
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... Gravitation ex tended to the sphere of the fixed stars , 297. Periods of some of the binary systems , 298. Herschel sounds the depth of the Milky Way , 299. Seeks the direction of the solar motion , 300. His reasoning , 302 ...
... Gravitation ex tended to the sphere of the fixed stars , 297. Periods of some of the binary systems , 298. Herschel sounds the depth of the Milky Way , 299. Seeks the direction of the solar motion , 300. His reasoning , 302 ...
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... GRAVITATION . THE remarkable discoveries which had rewarded the researches of Kepler , confirmed in the most per- fect manner the doctrines of Copernicus , flowing as they did from his prominent hypothesis , the central position of the ...
... GRAVITATION . THE remarkable discoveries which had rewarded the researches of Kepler , confirmed in the most per- fect manner the doctrines of Copernicus , flowing as they did from his prominent hypothesis , the central position of the ...
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... philosopher to select it as the test , and to challenge his opponents to a public demonstration of the truth or falsehood of their old system of philosophy . - The challenge was accepted The LAWS OF MOTION AND GRAVITATION . 103.
... philosopher to select it as the test , and to challenge his opponents to a public demonstration of the truth or falsehood of their old system of philosophy . - The challenge was accepted The LAWS OF MOTION AND GRAVITATION . 103.
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