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Philosophy 167: Class 5 - Part 14 - Further Improvements in Empirical Astronomy: Horrocks' Theory of the Moon, and the Keplerian Telescope.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-09-30
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Synopsis: Focuses on the lunar orbit proposed by Horrocks, and on the growing use of Keplerian telescopes.
Opening line: "The other thing he does is he doesn't like Kepler's theories of the moon because they violate the area rule."
Duration: 6:56 minutes.
Segment: Class 5, Part 14.
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Astronomy--Philosophy.
Telescopes.
Philosophy and science.
Lunar theory.
Astronomy--History.
Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641.
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