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

class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">162; X. 201, 205, 210, 216, 227; XI. 240; XIII. 287, 301 Eclipses, annular, II. 43; VII. 145 Eclipses, partial, II. 43 Eclipses, total, II. 43; VII. 145; X. 205; XIII. 301 Ecliptic, I. 11, 13, 14; II. 26, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 51; III. 58, 59, 68; IV. 80, 82-84, 87, 89; V. 111; VIII. 154; X. 203, 209, 213, 214, 227; XI. 235, 236, 244, 246, 250 Ecliptic, obliquity of, I. 11; II. 35, 36, 42; III. 59, 68; IV. 83, 84; XI. 235, 236 École Normale, XI. 237, 238 École Polytechnique, XI. 237 Egyptians, Egyptian astronomy, I. 6, 11, 12, 16; II. 23, 26, 30, 45; IV. 75 Elements (of Euclid), III. 62, 66; IX. 165 Elements (of an orbit), XI. 236, 240, 242, 244, 246; XIII. 275, 276 Elements, variation of. See Variation of elements Ellipse, II. 51 n; III. 66; VII. 140, 141; IX. 175, 176, 190, 194; X. 200, 209, 214; XI. 228, 236, 242, 244; XIII. 276, 278, 309 Ellipticity, X. 221 Empty month, II. 19, 20 Empyrean, III. 68 Enceladus, XII. 255 Encke’s comet, XIII. 291 Encyclopaedia, the French, XI. 232 Energy, XIII. 319 Ephemerides. See Almanacks Ephemerides (of Regiomontanus), III. 68 Epicycle, II. 37, 39, 41, 45, 48, 51, 54; III. 68; IV. 85-87, 89-91; VII. 139, 150; VIII. 163; IX. 170, 194 Epitome (of Kepler), VI. 132; VII. 144, 145 Epitome (of Purbach), III. 68 Equant, II. 51; III. 62; IV. 85, 89, 91; VII. 139, 150 Equation of the centre, II. 39, 48; III. 60; V. 111 Equator, I. 9, 10, 11; II. 33, 35, 39, 42; IV. 82, 84; V. 98; VI. 129, 133; IX. 187; X. 207, 220, 221; XIII. 285 Equator, motion of. See Precession Equinoctial points, I. 11, 13; II. 42. See also Aries, first point of Equinoxes, I. 11; II. 39, 42 Equinoxes, precession of. See Precession Essai philosophique (of Laplace), XI. 238 Ether, XIII. 293, 299 Evection, II. 48, 52; III. 60; IV. 85; V. 111; VII. 145 Evening star, I. 14. See also Venus Exposition du Système du Monde (of Laplace), XI. 238, 242 n, 250 Faculae, VIII. 153; XIII. 300, 301, 303 Figure of the earth. See Earth, shape of Firmament, III. 68 First point of Aries, Libra. See Aries, Libra, first point of Fixed stars, I. 14. See Stars Fluxions, IX. 169, 191; X. 196 Fluxions (of Maclaurin), XII. 251 Focus, VII. 140, 141; IX. 175; XI. 236 Force, VI. 130; IX. 180, 181 Fraunhofer lines, XIII. 299, 300, 303, 304 Front-view construction. See Herschelian telescopes Full month, II. 19, 20 Full moon. See Moon, phases of Fundamenta (of Hansen), XIII. 286 Fundamenta Astronomiae (of Bessel), X. 218; XIII. 277 Funds of eccentricity, inclination, XI. 245 Galactic circle, XII. 258, 260 Galaxy. See Milky Way Gauges, gauging. See Star-gauging Georgium Sidus. See Uranus Gravitation, gravity, II. 38 n; VII. 150; VIII. 158, 161; IX. passim; X. 196, 201, 213, 215, 219, 220, 223, 226; XI. passim; XII. 264; XIII. 282, 284, 286-293, 309, 319 Gravitational astronomy, X. 196; XIII. 272, 273, 286 Gravity, variation of, VIII. 161; IX. 180; X. 199, 217, 221, 223; XI. 231 Great Bear, I. 12; XII. 266 Great circle, I. 11; II. 33, 42; IV. 82, 84 Gregorian Calendar. See Calendar, Gregorian Grindstone theory, XII. 258; XIII. 317 Hakemite Tables, III. 60, 62 Halley’s comet, VII. 146; X. 200, 205; XI. 231, 232; XIII. 291, 307 Harmonics (of Smith), XII. 251 Harmony of the World (of Kepler), VII. 144 Helium, XIII. 301 Herschelian telescope, XII. 255, 256 Historia Coelestis (of Flamsteed), X. 198 Holy Office. See Inquisition Horizon, I. 3, 9; II. 29, 33, 35, 39, 46; VIII. 161; XIII. 285 Horoscopes, V. 99 Hour, I. 16 Hydrostatic balance, VI. 115 n Hyperbola, IX. 190; XI. 236 n Hyperion, XIII. 295 Ilkhanic Tables, III. 62 Il Saggiatore (of Galilei), VI. 127 Inclination, III. 58; IV. 89; XI. 228, 244, 245, 246, 250; XIII. 294, 318 Inclination fund, XI. 245 Index of Prohibited Books, VI. 126, 132; VII. 145 Indians, Indian astronomy, I. 6; III. 56, 64 Induction, complete, IX. 195 Inequalities, long, XI. 243 Inequalities, periodic, XI. 242, 243, 245, 247 Inequalities, secular, XI. 242, 243-247; XIII. 282. See also Perturbations Inequality, parallactic, XIII. 282 Inferior planets, I. 15; IV. 87, 88. See also Mercury, Venus Inquisition (Holy Office), VI. 126, 132, 133 Institute of France, XI. 241 Inverse deductive method, IX. 195 Inverse square, law of, IX. 172-176, 181, 195; XI. 233. See also Gravitation Ionian school, II. 23 Iris, XIII. 281 Irradiation, VI. 129 Island universe theory, XII. 260; XIII. 317 Japetus, VIII. 160; XII. 267; XIII. 297 Julian Calendar. See Calendar, Julian Juno, XIII. 294 Jupiter, I. 14-16; 11. 25, 51; IV. 81, 87, 88; V. 98, 99; VI. 121, 127; VII. 136 n, 142, 144, 145, 150; VIII. 154, 156, 162; IX. 172, 181, 183, 185-187; X. 204, 216; XI. 228, 231, 235, 236, 243-245, 248; XII. 267; XIII. 281, 288, 294, 297, 305. See also the following headings Jupiter, belts of, XII. 267 Jupiter, mass of, IX. 183, 185 Jupiter, rotation of, VIII. 160; IX. 187; XIII. 297 Jupiter, satellites of, II. 43; VI. 121, 127, 129, 133; VII. 145, 150; VIII. 160, 162; IX. 170, 184, 185; X.