Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical IntroductionMacDonald and Janes, 1974 - 413 oldal |
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... stars were conceived of in the same way , and finally Democritos of Abdera ( c . 456-370 B.C. ) declared the Milky Way to be a collection of faint stars , and not a cloud or reflection as previously supposed . As for the nature of the ...
... stars were conceived of in the same way , and finally Democritos of Abdera ( c . 456-370 B.C. ) declared the Milky Way to be a collection of faint stars , and not a cloud or reflection as previously supposed . As for the nature of the ...
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... stars . If we are to believe Pliny , Hipparchos obtained the idea of this Catalogue from the obser- vation of a new star . It is known from Chinese records that a bright nova appeared in 134 B.C. , and this may well be the year in which ...
... stars . If we are to believe Pliny , Hipparchos obtained the idea of this Catalogue from the obser- vation of a new star . It is known from Chinese records that a bright nova appeared in 134 B.C. , and this may well be the year in which ...
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... stars and taking part only in the common motion of precession ) . Making observations in A.D. 871 he found the longitude of the solar apogee to be λ = 82 ° ; 17 ; this is 16 ° ; 47 more than the Hipparchian value of 65 ° ; 30 quoted in ...
... stars and taking part only in the common motion of precession ) . Making observations in A.D. 871 he found the longitude of the solar apogee to be λ = 82 ° ; 17 ; this is 16 ° ; 47 more than the Hipparchian value of 65 ° ; 30 quoted in ...
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