Great Astronomers
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Great Astronomers
By Robert Stawell BallPtolemy -- Copernicus -- Tycho Brahe -- Galileo --Kepler -- Isaac Newton -- Flamsteed -- Halley --Bradley -- William Herschel -- Laplace -- Brinkley --John Herschel -- The Earl of...
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Great Astronomers
By Robert Stawell BallBook Excerpt: Ptolemy succeeded in devising a scheme by which the apparent changes that take place in the heavens could, so far as he knew them, be explained by certain combinations of circular movement.
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Great Astronomers
By Robert S. BallGreat Astronomers By Robert S. Ball
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Great Astronomers
By R. S. BallAs always, this edition is complete and unabridged.
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Great Astronomers
By Sir, Robert S. BallOf all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention of the inquirer as does the science of astronomy.
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Great Astronomers: Nicolaus Copernicus
By Robert Stawell BallThis concept was later overturned by Kepler, who computed that the orbits were elliptical based on accurate measurements of the planets' positions in the sky that were made by Tycho Brahe. (See the volumes about Kepler and Brahe in this ...
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Great Astronomers: Johannes Kepler
By Robert Stawell BallBased upon Kepler's laws, Sir Isaac Newton later developed his law of gravity.This is a chapter from Sir Robert Stawell Ball's Great Astronomers (2nd ed. 1907). Ball traces Kepler's life from birth in 1571 to death at age 59 in 1630.
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Great Astronomers: Isaac Newton: Special Edition
By Robert Stawell Ball, Robert Ball, SirWe are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
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Great Astronomers
By S. Robert BallGreat Astronomers
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Great Astronomers
By Robert Stawell BallThis work enlists the services of men who worked in the field of Astronomy. Ball has chronicled the lives of all great astronomers and provided glimpses of their personal lives as well as their interests and their era.
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Great Astronomers: William Parsons Illustrated: Robert Stawell Ball
By Great Astronomers Robert Stawell BallWilliam Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rose KP RPS HORSE 17 June 1800 - 31 October 1867, was an Anglo Irish astronomer who had several telescopes built.
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Great Astronomers: John Flamsteed
By Robert Stawell BallHis own star catalog was published posthumously by his wife in 1725.This eBook is a chapter from Great Astronomers by Sir Richard Stawell Ball (1907) plus information from A Short History of Astronomy by Arthur Berry (1910).
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Great Astronomers
By Sir Robert S BallThis collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
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Great Astronomers: Edmond Halley Illustrated
By Robert Stawell BallEdmond[1] (or Edmund[2]) Halley, FRS (/ˈhæli/;[3][4] 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 - 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist.
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Great Astronomers: Isaac Newton
By Robert Stawell BallSir Robert Stawell (1 July 1840 - 25 November 1913) was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory.
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Great Astronomers
By S. Ball RobertThe book talks about not only what these great astronomers did in science, but also their personal lives, problems, and successes.
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Great Astronomers
By Robert S. Sir BallThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
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Great Astronomers: Isaac Newton
By Robert Stawell BallGreat Astronomers: Isaac Newton By Robert Stawell Ball
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Great Astronomers
By Robert Stawell BallThis work enlists the services of men who worked in the field of Astronomy. Ball has chronicled the lives of all great astronomers and provided glimpses of their personal lives as well as their interests and their era.
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Great Astronomers: Tycho Brahe
By Robert Stawell Ball...We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.