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Great Astronomers

1895
Great Astronomers

Author: Robert Stawell Ball

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

ISBN: HARVARD:32044037092285

Category: Astronomers

Page: 400

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Ptolemy -- Copernicus -- Tycho Brahe -- Galileo --Kepler -- Isaac Newton -- Flamsteed -- Halley --Bradley -- William Herschel -- Laplace -- Brinkley --John Herschel -- The Earl of Rosse -- Airy -- Hamilton -- Le Verrier -- Adams.

Great Inventions and Discoveries

2022-09-16
Great Inventions and Discoveries

Author: Willis Duff Piercy

Publisher: DigiCat

ISBN: EAN:8596547349709

Category: Fiction

Page: 166

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Great Inventions and Discoveries" by Willis Duff Piercy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Advance of Astronomy in the Warfare of Science

2023-02-14
The Advance of Astronomy in the Warfare of Science

Author: Andrew D. White

Publisher: Human and Literature Publishing

ISBN: 9782384691548

Category: Science

Page: 82

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One of the most remarkable chapters in the astronomy of the past century was commenced on the very first night with which that century began. It was, indeed, on the 1st of January, 1801, that the discovery of a new planet was announced. The five great orbs—Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars, and Venus—had been known from the earliest times of which we have records, and the planet Uranus had been discovered nearly twenty years before the previous century closed. The solar system was thus thought to consist of these six planets and, of course, the earth. On the memorable night to which I have referred, Piazzi, the astronomer, made a remarkable advance. He discovered yet another planet—the seventh, or eighth, if the earth be included. The new body was a small object in comparison with those which were previously known. It was invisible to the unaided eye, and seemed no more than a starlike point even when viewed through a telescope. It revolved around the sun in the wide region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This discovery was speedily followed by others of the same kind, and, as the century has advanced to its close, the numbers of these planets—asteroids, as they are generally called—has been gradually increasing, so much so that now, of these little bodies known to astronomers, the number amounts to about four hundred and fifty.

Software and Data for Practical Astronomers

2012-12-06
Software and Data for Practical Astronomers

Author: David Ratledge

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781447105558

Category: Science

Page: 184

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The Internet contains so much information and data for astronomers that just finding what you want is a daunting task, and downloading can take hours of computer and telephone time.

Our Celestial Clockwork: From Ancient Origins To Modern Astronomy Of The Solar System

2021-08-24
Our Celestial Clockwork: From Ancient Origins To Modern Astronomy Of The Solar System

Author: Richard Kerner

Publisher: World Scientific

ISBN: 9789811214615

Category: Science

Page: 504

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This book is a superposition of two distinct narratives: the first is historical, discussing the evolution of astronomical knowledge since the dawn of civilizations; the second is scientific, conveying mathematical and physical content of each advancement. Great scientists of antiquity, Middle Ages and modern times until the 18th century, are presented along with their discoveries, through short biographies and anecdotes. Special care is taken to explain their achievements using mathematical and physical concepts of their time, with modern perspective added only when ancient methodology is too cumbersome or its language hardly understandable to contemporary readers.The book conveys a lot of astronomical facts and data in a pleasant and accessible manner. Almost all findings and discoveries made in ancient times are followed by simple mathematical exercises using basic knowledge, so that the reader can check the assertions himself. The book contains a lot of inedited illustrations. Geometrical schemes are given extra attention to make the examples clear and understandable. The language is simple and accessible to the young audience.