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Page 742
... stars are hid- den by clouds . In these cases it seems that the birds are responding to star patterns , especially those in the neigh- bourhood of the North Star . But in addition to the rela- tively simple problem of maintaining ...
... stars are hid- den by clouds . In these cases it seems that the birds are responding to star patterns , especially those in the neigh- bourhood of the North Star . But in addition to the rela- tively simple problem of maintaining ...
Page 950
... stars . Wishing to observe many more stars in a similar fashion , Bradley erected another shorter instrument in 1727. With this he was able to observe more than 200 stars , including Capel- la , and to establish the precise phase ...
... stars . Wishing to observe many more stars in a similar fashion , Bradley erected another shorter instrument in 1727. With this he was able to observe more than 200 stars , including Capel- la , and to establish the precise phase ...
Page 1134
... stars of the Pleiades star cluster . Their object was to create a French literature to rival that of the Renaissance Italy , first , by bringing the French language to a level with the classical tongues and , second , by repro- ducing ...
... stars of the Pleiades star cluster . Their object was to create a French literature to rival that of the Renaissance Italy , first , by bringing the French language to a level with the classical tongues and , second , by repro- ducing ...
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