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chus did not include more than 850 stars and (2) Ptolemy most likely obtained
new coordinates for even those 850 stars. The evidence suggests that Ptolemy,
who for over a century has been considered a mere compilator, should be placed
...
chus did not include more than 850 stars and (2) Ptolemy most likely obtained
new coordinates for even those 850 stars. The evidence suggests that Ptolemy,
who for over a century has been considered a mere compilator, should be placed
...
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Designations of faint and variable StarS (Left) From Suwar al-Kawākil al-thäbitah
("Book of the Fixed Stars"), executed by 'Abd ar-Rahmān ibn 'Umar as-Sūfī, AH
400 (AD 1009-10). In the Bodleian Library, Oxford (MS Marsh 144, p. 111).
Designations of faint and variable StarS (Left) From Suwar al-Kawākil al-thäbitah
("Book of the Fixed Stars"), executed by 'Abd ar-Rahmān ibn 'Umar as-Sūfī, AH
400 (AD 1009-10). In the Bodleian Library, Oxford (MS Marsh 144, p. 111).
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Neutron stars (probably observed as pulsars) represent a still higher state of
compression in which electrons have been crushed onto protons to form a
degenerate neutron gas. A star is a more or less spherical globe of gas kept in a
steady ...
Neutron stars (probably observed as pulsars) represent a still higher state of
compression in which electrons have been crushed onto protons to form a
degenerate neutron gas. A star is a more or less spherical globe of gas kept in a
steady ...
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