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... John Flamsteed, pioneered the use of telescopic sights for measuring stars'
positions. His Historia Coelestis Britannica, published posthumously in 1725,
listed 3,000 stars, greatly exceeding all former catalogs in number and accuracy.
... John Flamsteed, pioneered the use of telescopic sights for measuring stars'
positions. His Historia Coelestis Britannica, published posthumously in 1725,
listed 3,000 stars, greatly exceeding all former catalogs in number and accuracy.
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1942–44, published 1953), all in English; a trilogy consisting of Molloy (Eng.
trans. by Beckett and Patrick Bowles, 1955, Malone meurt (1951; Malone Dies,
trans. by Beckett, 1956), and L'Innomable (1953; The Unnamable, trans, by
Beckett, ...
1942–44, published 1953), all in English; a trilogy consisting of Molloy (Eng.
trans. by Beckett and Patrick Bowles, 1955, Malone meurt (1951; Malone Dies,
trans. by Beckett, 1956), and L'Innomable (1953; The Unnamable, trans, by
Beckett, ...
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The Bibliographie de la France (beginning in 1811), published weekly, is
arranged in a classified order with an annual index of authors, titles, and subjects
. The East German Deutsche Nationalbibliographie (beginning in 1931) is
published in ...
The Bibliographie de la France (beginning in 1811), published weekly, is
arranged in a classified order with an annual index of authors, titles, and subjects
. The East German Deutsche Nationalbibliographie (beginning in 1931) is
published in ...
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