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History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present times / By the Rev. William Whewell.

  • William Whewell
Date:
1837
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    BOOK II. HISTORY OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN ANCIENT GREECE. Page Introduction . 5 ; : ; : ; d 89 Craprer I.—EARurest STAGES oF MECHANICS AND HybDRrosTATICs. Sect. 1. Mechanics , ; ! 3 } : 91 Sect. 2. Hydrostatics . : . . ‘ : . oe CHapter IJ.—EAR.LIEst STAGES oF OPTics. . F 98 CuaptTer IT].—Earuirest Staces.or Harmonics, . 102 BOOK III. HISTORY OF GREEK ASTRONOMY. Introduction . ‘ t ‘ . : . . 109 Cuaprer [.—Earurest Sraces or ASTRONOMY. Sect. 1. Formation of the Notion of a Year . ; rund Sect. 2. Fixation of the Civil Year . : : : 114 Sect. 3. Correction of the Civil Year. (Julian Calendar) 120 Sect. 4. Attempts at the Fixation of the Month . i AO Sect. 5. Invention of Lunisolar Years i é : 126 Sect. 6. The Constellations . t : . ; . 8382 Sect. 7. The Planets 4 , ‘ ; 4 137 Sect. 8. The Circles of the tpi ‘ ; ‘ . 140 Sect. 9. The Globular Form of the Earth . ‘ : 147 Sect. 10. The Phases of the Moon a , : «HOO Sect. 11. Eclipses. cdl Sect. 12. Sequel to the Harty Stages of Asieganicu : 154 CHAPTER I].—PRELUDE To THE INDUCTIVE EPocH oF Hipparcuus. s - eae Oe Cuaprter III.—Inpvuctive Epocu or H1prarcaus. Sect. 1. Establishment of the Rea of ether and Eccentrics : 169