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... tion " , and that they are of a pure and eternal substance unlike Earth ; and for the professional astronomers of Alexandria these axioms were assumed as the basis of all their work . Earth must be immoveable at the centre of the ...
... tion " , and that they are of a pure and eternal substance unlike Earth ; and for the professional astronomers of Alexandria these axioms were assumed as the basis of all their work . Earth must be immoveable at the centre of the ...
Pagina 336
... tion Cancer , 109 Assisi , 173 Assuan , see Syene Assyrian astronomers , see Astro- nomy , Assyrian Assyrian Kings of Babylon , 44 Astrolabe , 89 , 223 described by Alfraganus , 139 invention of , by Greeks , 89 used by Hipparchus , 93 ...
... tion Cancer , 109 Assisi , 173 Assuan , see Syene Assyrian astronomers , see Astro- nomy , Assyrian Assyrian Kings of Babylon , 44 Astrolabe , 89 , 223 described by Alfraganus , 139 invention of , by Greeks , 89 used by Hipparchus , 93 ...
Pagina 338
... tion , 38n1 , 38n2 , 118 Phainomena of Aratos , The , done into English verse , 7 , 33n2 , 34n1 , 35 , 38n1 , 179 Primitive Constellations , 38n1 Brunetto Latini , 147 , 156 , 160 , 161 , 174 , 176 , 189 , 229n2 , 246 , 279 , 318 , 320 ...
... tion , 38n1 , 38n2 , 118 Phainomena of Aratos , The , done into English verse , 7 , 33n2 , 34n1 , 35 , 38n1 , 179 Primitive Constellations , 38n1 Brunetto Latini , 147 , 156 , 160 , 161 , 174 , 176 , 189 , 229n2 , 246 , 279 , 318 , 320 ...
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INTRODUCTION by Barbara Reynolds | 13 |
APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES | 22 |
THE BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY | 29 |
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Albertus Magnus Alfraganus Almagest Anaxagoras Anaximander ancient appear Arabic Aries Aristarchus Aristotle astrologers astronomy Babylonian Beatrice bright Brunetto Brunetto Latini called Canz celestial centre century circle constellations Conv Convivio Dante Dante's deferent described direction distance diurnal diurnal motion Divina Commedia Divine Earth east eccentric eclipses Egyptian epicycle equator equinox Eudoxus fire Gemini Greek heaven heavenly bodies hemisphere Hipparchus horizon Jerusalem Jupiter Latin latitude Libra light Longfellow Mars mentioned Mercury meridian months moon moon's morning motion mountain move movements nature night observations Paradiso passage period philosophers Pisces planetary Pleiades poet pole position precession Ptolemy Ptolemy's Purg Purgatory Pythagoreans quoted revolution revolving rise Ristoro rotation Saturn says Scorpio seems seen shadow shining skies southern sphere Spica star-sphere stars stelle sun and moon sun's sunrise theory thought Universe Ursa Ursa Major Venus Virgil visible whole zodiac