The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 211A. Constable, 1910 |
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Page 113
... telescope and of astronomical dis- covery ; not of observation - for Tycho Brahe , greatest master of that art , had been dead five years when Galileo made his telescope - but of discovery made possible by the power of gathering light ...
... telescope and of astronomical dis- covery ; not of observation - for Tycho Brahe , greatest master of that art , had been dead five years when Galileo made his telescope - but of discovery made possible by the power of gathering light ...
Page 124
... telescope ; and so it is a fortunate circum- stance that the construction and use of a great reflecting telescope is a logical element in the general plan of research ' laid down for the solar observatory . ' Happy is the man who can ...
... telescope ; and so it is a fortunate circum- stance that the construction and use of a great reflecting telescope is a logical element in the general plan of research ' laid down for the solar observatory . ' Happy is the man who can ...
Page 130
... telescope . The American builders adopted his idea , and it was followed by the same firm in building the Yerkes telescope , and by Sir Howard himself in the instruments for Oxford and the Cape . It has some con- siderable advantages ...
... telescope . The American builders adopted his idea , and it was followed by the same firm in building the Yerkes telescope , and by Sir Howard himself in the instruments for Oxford and the Cape . It has some con- siderable advantages ...
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1 Industrial Efficiency A comparative study | 1 |
Golden Age By E L S Horsburgh B | 35 |
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