A Short History of Astronomy - Arthur Berry (read along books .txt) 📗

GENERAL INDEX.

Roman figures refer to the chapters, Arabic to the articles. When several articles are given under one heading the numbers of the most important are printed in clarendon type, thus: 207. The names of books are printed in italics.

Aberration, X. 206, 207-211, 212, 213, 216, 218; XII. 263; XIII. 277, 283, 284 Académie Française, XI. 232, 238 Academy of Berlin, XI. 230, 237 Academy of St. Petersburg, XI. 230, 233 Academy of Sciences (of Paris), X. 221, 223; XI. 229-233, 235-237 Academy of Turin, XI. 237, 238 Acceleration, VI. 133; IX. 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 185, 195; X. 223 Ad Vitellionem Paralipomena (of Kepler), VII. 138 Alae sive Scalae (of Digges), V. 95 Aldebaran, III. 64; XIII. 316 n Alexandrine school, II. 21, 31-33, 36-38, 45, 53 Alfonsine Tables, III. 66, 68; V. 94, 96, 99 Algol, XII. 266; XIII. 314, 315 Almagest (of Ptolemy), II. 46-52; III. 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68; IV. 75, 76, 83 Almagest (of Abul Wafa), III. 60 Almagest, New (of Kepler), VII. 148 Almagest, New (of Riccioli), VIII. 153 Almanac, Nautical, X. 218; XIII. 286, 288, 290 Almanacks, I. 18 n; II. 20, 38; III. 64, 68; V. 94, 95, 100; VII. 136; X. 218, 224; XIII. 286, 288, 290 Altair, III. 64; XIII. 316 n Analysis, analytical methods, X. 196; XI. 234 Angles, measurement of, I. 7 Annual equation, V. 111; VII. 145 Annual motion of the earth. See Earth, revolution of Annual motion of the sun. See Sun, motion of Annual parallax. See Parallax, stellar Annular eclipse, II. 43; VII. 145 Anomalistic month, II. 40 Ἀντιχθών, II. 24 Apex of solar motion, XII. 265 Aphelion, IV. 85 Apogee, II. 39, 40, 48; III. 58, 59; IV. 85; V. 111; IX. 184 XI. 233 Apparent distance, I. 7 Apple, Newton’s, IX. 170 Apse, apse-line, II. 39, 40, 48; IV. 85; IX. 183; XI. 235, 236, 242, 246 Arabic numerals, III. 64; V. 96 Arabs, Arab astronomy, II. 46, 53; III. 56-61, 64, 66, 68; V. 110; VIII. 159; XII. 266 Arctic regions, II. 35 Arcturus, XII. 258 Aries, first point of (♈), I. 13; II. 33, 42; IV. 83 n; V. 98, III; X. 198 Asteroids. See Minor planets Astrolabe, II. 49; III. 66 Astrology, I. 16, 18; III. 56; V. 99, 100; VII. 136, 149, 151 Astronomiae Fundamenta (of Lacaille), X. 224 Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica (of Tycho), V. 107 Astronomiae Instauratae Progvmnasmata (of Tycho), V. 104 Astronomical Society, German, XIII. 280 Astronomical Society, Royal, XII. 256, 263 Astronomicum Caesareum (of Apian), V. 97 Astronomisches Jahrbuch, XII. 253 Astronomy, divisions of, XIII. 272 Astronomy, descriptive, XIII. 272, 273, 294 Astronomy, gravitational, X. 196; XIII. 272, 273, 286 Astronomy, observational, XIII. 272, 273 Astronomy, origin of, I. 2 Astronomy, scope of, I. 1 Attraction. See Gravitation Autumnal equinox, I. II. See also Equinox Axioms. See Laws of Motion Axis (of an ellipse), XI. 236, 244, 245 Babylonians. See Chaldaeans Bagdad, III. 56, 57, 60, 68 Belts of Jupiter, XII. 267 Betelgeux, III. 64 Biela’s comet, XIII. 305 Binary stars. See Stars, double and multiple Bode’s Astronomisches Jahrbuch, XII. 253 Bodily tides, XIII. 292, 293 Brightness of stars. See Stars, brightness of Brooks’s comet, XIII. 305 Brucia, XIII. 294 Bureau des Longitudes, XI. 238 Cairo, III. 60 Calculus of Variations, XI. 237 n Calendar, Greek, II. 19, 20, 21 Calendar, Gregorian, II. 22; IX. 165 n; X. 217 Calendar, Julian, II. 21, 22; III. 68; IV. 73; IX. 165 n; X. 197 n, 217 Calendar, Mahometan, III. 56 Calendar, Roman, II. 21 Caliphs, III. 56, 57, 69 Canals of Mars, XIII. 297 Cartesianism, VIII. 163; IX. 191, 195; XI. 229 Castor, XII. 263, 264, 266 Catalogues of stars. See Star-catalogues Cavendish experiment, X. 219 Celestial latitude. See Latitude, celestial Celestial longitude. See Longitude, celestial Celestial sphere, I. 7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14; II. 24, 26, 33, 38-40, 45, 47, 51; III. 64, 67; IV. 78, 80, 83, 88; V. 98, 105; VI. 129; VIII. 157; X. 198, 207, 208, 214; XII. 257; XIII. 272 Celestial sphere, daily motion of. See Daily motion Celestial spheres, II. 23, 26, 27, 38, 51, 54; III. 62, 68; V. 100, 103 Centre of gravity, IX. 186 Centrifugal force, VIII. 158 n Ceres, XIII. 276, 294 Chaldaeans (Babylonians), Chaldaean astronomy, I. 6, 11, 12, 16-18; II. 30, 34, 40, 51, 54; III. 56 Chart, photographic, XIII. 280 Chemistry of the sun, XIII. 299-301, 303 Chinese astronomy, I. 6, 11 Chords, II. 47 n Chromosphere, X. 205; XIII. 301, 303 Chronometer, X. 226 Circular motion, II. 25, 26, 38, 51; IV. 76; VII. 139; VIII. 158; IX. 171-173. See also Eccentric, Epicycle Circumpolar stars, I. 9; II. 35 Clock. See Pendulum clock and Chronometer Clustering power, XII. 261. See also Condensation of nebulae Coelum Australe Stelliferum (of Lacaille),