Outlines of AstronomyLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1851 - 661 pages |
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... course among the constellations . Its Internal structure . Its apparently indefinite extent in certain direc- tions . Of the distance of the fixed stars . Their annual parallax . Parallactic unit of sidereal distance . Effect of ...
... course among the constellations . Its Internal structure . Its apparently indefinite extent in certain direc- tions . Of the distance of the fixed stars . Their annual parallax . Parallactic unit of sidereal distance . Effect of ...
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... course he is about to commence , he must loosen his hold on all crude and hastily adopted notions , and must strengthen himself , by something of an effort and a resolve , for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion which shall ...
... course he is about to commence , he must loosen his hold on all crude and hastily adopted notions , and must strengthen himself , by something of an effort and a resolve , for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion which shall ...
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... necessity of being on every point , within that limit , rather diffuse and copious in explanation , as well as the eminently matured and ascertained character of the science itself , render this course B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
... necessity of being on every point , within that limit , rather diffuse and copious in explanation , as well as the eminently matured and ascertained character of the science itself , render this course B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
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... course where it leads more easily and directly to our objects , or in any way fetter ourselves by a rigid adherence to method . Writing only to be understood , and to communicate as much information in as little space as possible ...
... course where it leads more easily and directly to our objects , or in any way fetter ourselves by a rigid adherence to method . Writing only to be understood , and to communicate as much information in as little space as possible ...
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... course , he means to lay no claim to originality in all or any of them beyond what they may really possess . - - - ( 9. ) Besides , there are cases in the application of mecha- nical principles with which the mathematical student is but ...
... course , he means to lay no claim to originality in all or any of them beyond what they may really possess . - - - ( 9. ) Besides , there are cases in the application of mecha- nical principles with which the mathematical student is but ...
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