| Description |
1 online resource (106 pages) |
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History of science and medicine library ; v. 29 |
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Medieval and early modern science ; v. 18 |
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History of science and medicine library ; v. 29.
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History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 18.
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| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; Venus Seen on the Sun or An Astronomical Treatise on A Most Noble Conjunction of the Sun and Venus, on the 24th day of November 1639; Chapter One The Occasion, Utility, and Excellence of this Observation; Chapter Two The Manner and History of m y Observation; Chapter Three What Others Observed or Could Have Observed of this Conjunction; Chapter Four It is Proved that the Spot Observed by Us Was Really Venus Herself; Chapter Five An Investigation of the Apparent Longitude and Latitude of Venus from the Center of the Sun |
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Chapter Six Change of the Apparent Place of Venus into the TrueChapter Seven An Inquiry into the Time and Place of the True Conjunction of the Sun and Venus; Chapter Eight Demonstration of the Node of Venus; Chapter Nine The Beginning, Middle, End, and Magnitude of This Transit; Chapter Ten A Consideration of the Calculations of Astronomers on the Foregoing; Chapter Eleven The Calculations of Copernicus; Chapter Twelve The Calculation of Lansberge; Chapter Thirteen The Calculation of Longomontanus; Chapter Fourteen The Calculation of Kepler |
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Chapter Fifteen Corrections of the Rudolphine NumbersChapter Sixteen On the Diameter of Venus; Chapter Seventeen On the Diameters of the Rest of the Planets, the Proportion of the Celestial Spheres, and the Parallax of the Sun; Chapter Eighteen The Planets are Dark Bodies; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Latin |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Planets -- Transits
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| SUBJECT |
Venus (Planet) -- Transit -- 1639 -- Early works to 1800
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| Subject |
Venus (Planet)
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Applebaum, Wilbur.
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| LC no. |
2011045304 |
| ISBN |
9789004221949 |
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9004221948 |
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1280126698 |
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9781280126697 |
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900422193X |
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9789004221932 |
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9786613530554 |
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6613530557 |
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