Author: Jeremiah Horrocks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomers
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Jeremiah Horrox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781334033612
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Author: Jeremiah Horrocks
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353344976
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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This 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. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Nick Lomb
Publisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615190554
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 229

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Traces the impact on astronomy and science of the six times that the planet Venus has passed in front of the Sun since the discovery of the telescope in the seventeenth century, and discusses the 2012 transit, the last in this century.

Author: Richard Pearson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244765219
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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In 1627, Johannes Kepler had published his Rudolphine Tables and two years later he published extracts from the tables in his pamphlet De raris mirisque Anni 1631 which included an admonitio ad astronomos (warning to astronomers) concerning a transit of Mercury in 1631 and transits of Venus in 1631 and 1761. Horrocks' own observations, combined with those of his friend and correspondent William Crabtree, had convinced him that Kepler's Rudolphine tables, although more accurate than the commonly used tables produced by Philip Van Lansberg, were still in need of some correction. Kepler's tables had predicted a near-miss of a transit of Venus in 1639 but, having made his own observations of Venus for years, Horrocks predicted a transit would indeed occur.

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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900422193X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 107

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This text by Jeremiah Horrocks is his accurate prediction and the first observation of a significant astronomical event, and his analysis and comments on the changing nature and pactices of astronomy between Galileo and Newton in the 17th century.

Author: Anthony Aveni
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307816540
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377

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An award-winning professor takes readers on a guided tour of the stunning celestial discoveries of past cultures. Interweaving the astronomy, mythology, and anthropology of ancient peoples, Aveni shows how to discover the harmony between their beliefs and their study of the sky through naked-eye observations. From CHAPTER ONE: "My tales of Venus and Mars, squash and corn, are designed to entice the reader away from some of the widely held notions about the discovery and exploration of nature that are ingrained in modern culture. I want us to walk some worthwhile paths that are not so well trod."

Author: University of London. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 812

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Author: Albert Van Helden
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226848906
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213

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Measuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic dimensions, from the work of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus in the third century B.C. to the efforts of Edmond Halley (1656—1742). "Van Helden's authoritative treatment is concise and informative; he refers to numerous sources of information, draws on the discoveries of modern scholarship, and presents the first book-length treatment of this exceedingly important branch of science."—Edward Harrison, American Journal of Physics "Van Helden writes well, with a flair for clear explanation. I warmly recommend this book."—Colin A. Ronan, Journal of the British Astronomical Association

Author: James Silk Buckingham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 900

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