Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical IntroductionMacDonald and Janes, 1974 - 413 oldal |
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... described by Ptolemy in the Almagest . The ecliptic and equator are represented by rings provided with diopters . They can be adjusted inside a fixed vertical ring representing the meridian . Ptolemy used it mainly for direct ...
... described by Ptolemy in the Almagest . The ecliptic and equator are represented by rings provided with diopters . They can be adjusted inside a fixed vertical ring representing the meridian . Ptolemy used it mainly for direct ...
200. oldal
... described other experiments such as the production of artificial rainbows through refraction in crystals or water bottles . His description of how to make parabolic mirrors was new in Europe , but it , too , was derived from al ...
... described other experiments such as the production of artificial rainbows through refraction in crystals or water bottles . His description of how to make parabolic mirrors was new in Europe , but it , too , was derived from al ...
238. oldal
... described by the law of inertia . Thus even if the impetus is a force in the Aristotelian sense ( a cause of motion ) it may well have led philosophers to consider the type of motion described by Newton's first law . Buridan's ...
... described by the law of inertia . Thus even if the impetus is a force in the Aristotelian sense ( a cause of motion ) it may well have led philosophers to consider the type of motion described by Newton's first law . Buridan's ...
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