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History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 17
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 17 Einstein’s Theories Examined What Einstein suggests is this: The observer is located on the surface of an earth which is rotating on its axis, and at the same … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 14
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 14 “RELATIVITY” The Theory of Relativity is so complicated, that when it first came to the public notice it was said that there were probably not more than … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 13
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 13 The Earth Stands Still It would seem that Copernican Astronomy had reached its highest development about the year 1882, and then began to decline, or rather, to fall … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 12
History of Astronomy From The Roman Empire To The Present, part 12 IT is for me, now, to show how the distance to the sun’ is really to be ascertained, and this may indicate the way to a new astronomy, … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From Roman Empire to the Present, part 9
History of Astronomy From Roman Empire to the Present, part 9 MARS Ideas that have been familiar to us from our very earliest childhood, which we have heard echoed on every hand, and seen reflected in a thousand ways, are … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 5
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 5 THE DISTANCE TO THE MOON Let us pass on to something more important, the measurement of the distance to the moon, the first of the heavenly bodies to … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 4
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 4 Before passing on to the more important part of this work, it is only just to record the fact that the first practical work in triangulation since the … Continue reading
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 3
History of Astronomy From the Roman Empire to the Present, Part 3 Chapter Three Ole Roemer’s Blunder Among the many ambitious spirits of that time, was one whose name is known only to a comparative few, nevertheless he has had … Continue reading
The Boasted Accuracy of Modern Astronomy Exposed
The Boasted Accuracy of Modern Astronomy Exposed (Continuing our examination of modern astronomy.) By Thos. Geo. Ferguson The Science of Theoretical Astronomy makes a boast of its accuracy, and as it is best to “ prove all things ” a … Continue reading
Modern Astronomy or the Bible?
IT may be thought that there are a sufficient number of Periodicals in the market without adding one more to the extensive list. There are plenty no doubt, if they were all of the right kind. But are they? … Continue reading
