A History of Science, Technology and Philosophy in the 16th & 17th Centuries, Volumes 1-2Harper, 1959 - Industrial arts |
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Académie des Sciences Academy Accademia del Cimento air-pump angles appeared astronomical atmosphere axis barometer bodies Boyle bulb centre circle clock colour constructed convex lens Copernican Copernicus curve Desargues Descartes described discovery distance Earth equal equation experiments explained Flamsteed fluid force Galilei Galileo Galilei geometrical glass gravity Guericke Halley heat Hooke Huygens Illustr important instrument invention Kepler later Leibniz lens lenses light lines liquid London longitude magnetic Mariotte mathematics measured mechanics mediaeval ments mercury method microscope modern science Moon motion moving natural Newton object observations Observatory obtained orbit parallax Paris Paris Observatory particles pendulum pendulum clock phenomena physical planetary planets pressure principle problem Ptolemy published quantity rays refraction researches right ascensions rotation Royal Society scientific seventeenth century showed sphere stars supposed surface telescope theory thermometer thermoscope tion tube Tycho Tycho Brahe velocity vessel weight