The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... stars ( pairs of stars orbiting around each other ; see STAR ) that are of a known distance from the solar system . Equation ( 8 ) determines the sum of the stars ' masses ; and , if R1 , R2 are the distances of the individual stars ...
... stars ( pairs of stars orbiting around each other ; see STAR ) that are of a known distance from the solar system . Equation ( 8 ) determines the sum of the stars ' masses ; and , if R1 , R2 are the distances of the individual stars ...
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... stars several nebulae that appeared " milky " to less well equipped observers . He was convinced that other nebulae would eventually be resolved into individual stars with more powerful instruments . This encouraged him to argue in 1784 ...
... stars several nebulae that appeared " milky " to less well equipped observers . He was convinced that other nebulae would eventually be resolved into individual stars with more powerful instruments . This encouraged him to argue in 1784 ...
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... stars , amassed long cat- alogs of nebulae and double stars , described many de- tails of the Great Nebula in the constellation Orion , as well as the Magellanic Clouds - actually two galaxies vis- ible only in the Southern Hemisphere ...
... stars , amassed long cat- alogs of nebulae and double stars , described many de- tails of the Great Nebula in the constellation Orion , as well as the Magellanic Clouds - actually two galaxies vis- ible only in the Southern Hemisphere ...
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