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1.  Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy / Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
   , Mechanics of Solid Bodies, Attractions of Shells, Chances, Ivory's attraction-theorem, Lunar Theory ... , Book III. on the Lunar Theory. To these I have already alluded. No other work occurs to me as worthy  details...
   • creator(s) - Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
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   • subject(s) - observatory; greenwich; astr; playford; royal observatory; airy; cambridge; astronomer royal; admiralty; nov; lunar; feb; jan; astronomer; royal; lunar theory; sept; june; greenwich observatory; george biddell; cambridge observatory; transit; mar; biddell; feb; sept; greenwich observatory; mar; astronomer royal; astr; astronomer; biddell; transit; nov; playford; greenwich; observatory; jan; cambridge observatory; lunar theory; admiralty; royal; george biddell; airy; june; lunar; cambridge; royal observatory;
   • title - Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
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2.  History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler. / Dreyer, J. L. E. (John Louis Emil), 1852-1926
   . THE PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM. Ptolemy Lunar theory Theories of the five planets Motion in latitude Precession ... and lunar theory Alleged discovery of the lunar variation Spheres of the planets Opposition to Ptole- maic  details...
   • creator(s) - Dreyer, J. L. E. (John Louis Emil), 1852-1926
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   • publisher - Cambridge University Press 1906
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   • subject(s) - astronomy history; solar system; copernicus; planets; ptolemy; motion; sphere; plato; planet; moon; earth; theory; centre; spheres; sun; system; homocentric spheres; ptolemaic system; medieval cosmology; stars; astronomy history; plato; ptolemy; stars; solar system; sun; homocentric spheres; planets; system; sphere; planet; motion; spheres; earth; centre; theory; moon; medieval cosmology; copernicus; ptolemaic system;
   • title - History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler.
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3.  History of Astronomy / Forbes, George, 1849-1936
   record of solar eclipse, 1062 B.C., used lately by Cowell for rendering the lunar theory more accurate ... . He improved the lunar theory considerably, and discovered minor inequalities which could be allowed  details...
   • creator(s) - Forbes, George, 1849-1936
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   • subject(s) - solar; tycho; tycho brahe; astronomy; spectrum; orbit; brahe; parallax; kepler; herschel; copernicus; planet; planets; comet; lunar; solar system; telescope; observatory; newton; astronomers; stars; motion; gravitation; comets; astronomer; jupiter; astron; astronomers; herschel; jupiter; tycho; comets; spectrum; stars; astronomy; astronomer; gravitation; solar system; telescope; planets; solar; astron; observatory; comet; newton; orbit; tycho brahe; planet; motion; brahe; copernicus; parallax; kepler; lunar;
   • title - History of Astronomy
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4.  Kant's cosmogony [microform] : as in his essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his natural history and theory of the heavens : with introduction, appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham / edited and translated by W. Hasti / Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
   , and the great mathematicians eagerly worked at the task. Euler published his Lunar Theory (Theoria Motuum ... source of the revenue of the Academy. But the Lunar theory was still complicated with various  details...
   • creator(s) - Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
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   • publisher - Glasgow : J. Maclehose, 1900.
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   • subject(s) - nebular hypothesis; earth rotation; cosmogony; kant; rotation; planets; laplace; particles; kant's universal; saturn; theory; axial rotation; plane; comets; planet; orbits; system; hypothesis; milky way; centre; motion; circular; stars; scientific; formation; solar system; lord kelvin; saturn; nebular hypothesis; comets; rotation; stars; earth rotation; formation; solar system; circular; planets; system; planet; motion; milky way; kant; orbits; hypothesis; centre; axial rotation; kant's universal; theory; scientific; lord kelvin; kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; plane; cosmogony; laplace; particles;
   • title - Kant's cosmogony [microform] : as in his essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his natural history and theory of the heavens : with introduction, appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham / edited and translated by W. Hasti
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5.  Kant's cosmogony as in his Essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his Natural history and theory of the heavens, with introd., appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham. Edited and translated by W. Hastie. / Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
   , and the great mathematicians eagerly worked at the task. Euler published his Lunar Theory (Theoria Motuum ... of the revenue of the Academy. But the Lunar theory was still complicated with various difficulties  details...
   • creator(s) - Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
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   • subject(s) - cosmogony; kant; rotation; planets; particles; plane; theory; axial rotation; system; milky way; centre; lord kelvin; motion; stars; solar system; rotation; stars; solar system; planets; system; motion; milky way; kant; centre; axial rotation; theory; lord kelvin; kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; plane; cosmogony; particles;
   • title - Kant's cosmogony as in his Essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his Natural history and theory of the heavens, with introd., appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham. Edited and translated by W. Hastie.
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6.  Francis Bacon our Shake-speare. / Reed, Edwin, 1835-1908
   , and in a treatise entitled De Fluxu et Refiuxu Maris, definitely rejected the lunar theory. "We daro not proceed ... published his heliocentric theory of the solar system in 1543, eighteen years before Bacon was born- Bruno  details...
   • creator(s) - Reed, Edwin, 1835-1908
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   • publisher - London : Gay and Bird, 1902.
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   • subject(s) - shakespeare, william, 1564-1616 authorship baconian theory; bacon; francis bacon; shakespeare; speare; francis; hamlet; folio; shake; authorship; titus andronicus; latin; henry; shakespearean parallel; early authorship; william shakspere; shakespeare, william, 1564-1616 authorship baconian theory; folio; shake; william shakspere; francis bacon; titus andronicus; latin; hamlet; henry; shakespearean parallel; bacon; francis; authorship; early authorship; shakespeare; speare;
   • title - Francis Bacon our Shake-speare.
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7.  Kepler / Bryant, Walter W.
   observations to Kepler, but instead of working at the new lunar theory, suddenly left to take ... of the theories which he had to overthrow. In very early times it must have been realised that the sun and moon  details...
   • creator(s) - Bryant, Walter W.
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   • subject(s) - kepler; tycho; orbit; astronomy; planetary; planets; mars; motion; planet; moon; earth; circle; centre; theory; planets; earth; orbit; mars; planet; motion; tycho; centre; circle; astronomy; planetary; kepler; theory; moon;
   • title - Kepler
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