 IDS. 6d. net. In these lectures, written for delivery before the University of Chicago, Professor Turner traces the history of modern Astronomical Discovery, first showing by what an immense amount of labour and patience most discoveries have been made,...  The Burden of the Balkansby Mary Edith Durham - 1905 - 331 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Art - 1801 - 690 pages
...three times, and all are reduced to a mean pofitinn, regard being had to the effeel of relraclion, the ' aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. The mean pofition of all thefe liars has been calculated to a common period, namely Jan. 31, 1798, the... | |
 | John Playfair - Astronomy - 1814 - 372 pages
...4 SECT. 200 OUTLINES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. ..• ,v. •-.'..•.•*". - ..,, .. .SECT. XII. i , OF THE ABERRATION OF LIGHT, AND THE NUTATION OF THE EARTH'S AXIS. Aberration of Light209. IF a ray of Light, coming in a straight line, and with a given velocity, pass... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 506 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he attributed to parallax were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, whilst Flamstead formed... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 506 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he attributed to parallax were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, whilst Flamstead formed... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - Awards - 1827 - 174 pages
...on the pole star, but the results which he ascribed to parallax, were explained by Bradley's great discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis ; and it is remarkable that Hooke reasoned correctly on inaccurate observations, while Flamstead formed... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 824 pages
...zenith sector, with which Dr. Bradley made those observations at Kew and Wanstead, which led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a wooden building for making occasional observations in any direction,... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - Architecture - 1834 - 682 pages
...famous zenith sector, with which Bradley made the observations at Kew and Wanstead, that led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. South of the quadrant room is a small wooden building for making occasional observations in any direction,... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - London (England) - 1835 - 344 pages
...famous zenith sector, with which Bradley made the observations at Kew and Wanstead, that led to the discoveries of the aberration of light, and the nutation of the earth's axis. scope, and an accurate knowledge of the time, is required. It is furnished with sliding shutters on... | |
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