The Observatory, Volume 56Editors of the Observatory, 1933 Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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... described as a star in the Dog as early as 2800 to 3000 B.C. by Aryan peoples ; as early as 2500 B.C. this star was depicted as an arrow by the Babylonians , and later ( date unknown ) it was described in words as such . She did not ...
... described as a star in the Dog as early as 2800 to 3000 B.C. by Aryan peoples ; as early as 2500 B.C. this star was depicted as an arrow by the Babylonians , and later ( date unknown ) it was described in words as such . She did not ...
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... described the method of measurement . Mr. W. Goodacre gave an account of a paper by Mr. C. F. O. Smith on " Lunar Formations of the War- gentin Type . " The President remarked on the special fascination which lunar observation always ...
... described the method of measurement . Mr. W. Goodacre gave an account of a paper by Mr. C. F. O. Smith on " Lunar Formations of the War- gentin Type . " The President remarked on the special fascination which lunar observation always ...
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... described the field of acceleration in the presence of a given particle - distribution , as implied by the extended form of Einstein's principle . In accordance with the principle , I described two world - models , the one a fully ...
... described the field of acceleration in the presence of a given particle - distribution , as implied by the extended form of Einstein's principle . In accordance with the principle , I described two world - models , the one a fully ...
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