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A short history of astronomy (1898)

Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 249

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on of this rather confused and vaguetheory. He believed also in a more general gravity, which hedefined f as a mutual bodily affection between allied bodiestending towards their union or junction, and regarded thetides as due to an action of this sort between the moon andthe water of the earth. But… … * Epitome, Book IV., Part 2. + Introduction to the Commentaries on the Motions of Mars. § isi] Estimate of Keplers Work 197 were too imperfect for him to have made real progress inthis direction. 151. There are few astronomers about whose merits suchdifferent opinions have been held as about…

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