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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
...
Page 229
(Left) From Suwar al-Kawak/l al-thabitah ("Book of the Fixed Stars"), executed by '
Abd ar-Rahman Ibn 'Umar as-Sufl, AH 400 (AD 1009-10). In the Bodleian Library,
Oxford (MS Marsh 144, p. 111). (Right) From Johann Bayer's Uranometrla, ...
(Left) From Suwar al-Kawak/l al-thabitah ("Book of the Fixed Stars"), executed by '
Abd ar-Rahman Ibn 'Umar as-Sufl, AH 400 (AD 1009-10). In the Bodleian Library,
Oxford (MS Marsh 144, p. 111). (Right) From Johann Bayer's Uranometrla, ...
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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 u 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 u more or less spherical globe of gas kept in a
steady ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 2 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Authors | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc, William Benton |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
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