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... observations 11 : 520d reflecting telescope improvements 18 : 98h solar spectrum heat measurement 2 : 235a stellar astronomy origin 18 : 1013e Uranus and other discoveries 14 : 388g Uranus ' discovery and observation 18 : 1037d stellar ...
... observations 11 : 520d reflecting telescope improvements 18 : 98h solar spectrum heat measurement 2 : 235a stellar astronomy origin 18 : 1013e Uranus and other discoveries 14 : 388g Uranus ' discovery and observation 18 : 1037d stellar ...
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... observations . A member of a noble family of Danzig , Hevelius was a city councillor and a brewer . After studying at Leiden University in the Netherlands , he returned to Danzig and built an observatory atop his house and equipped it ...
... observations . A member of a noble family of Danzig , Hevelius was a city councillor and a brewer . After studying at Leiden University in the Netherlands , he returned to Danzig and built an observatory atop his house and equipped it ...
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... observations 14 : 385a -external galaxy observations 7 : 828d first lunar parallax measurement 13 : 994d lunar orbit observations 12 : 416d - Ptolemy's astronomical observations 15 : 179e star list as basis for Ptolemaic list 2 : 225h ...
... observations 14 : 385a -external galaxy observations 7 : 828d first lunar parallax measurement 13 : 994d lunar orbit observations 12 : 416d - Ptolemy's astronomical observations 15 : 179e star list as basis for Ptolemaic list 2 : 225h ...
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