History of Physical Astronomy: From the Earliest Ages to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century. Comprehending a Detailed Account of the Establishment of the Theory of Gravitation by Newton, with an Exposition of the Progress of Research on All the Other Subjects of Celestial PhysicsJohnson Reprint Corporation, 1966 - 637 síður |
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Early notions of Physical Astronomy Newton His first Rescarches on the sub | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 33 |
CHAPTER III | 41 |
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