History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times, Volumen1

Almagest Anaximander ancient appears applied Arabian Archimedes Aristotelian Aristotle asserted astro astronomers attempts called cause celestial centre circle circular conceived concerning connexion considered Copernican Copernican system Copernicus cycle discovery distance distinct diurnal motion doctrine earliest earth eccentric eclipses employed endeavour epicycles Epinomis epoch evection exact facts Greek astronomy Greek philosophy GREEK SCHOOL heavenly bodies heavens Herodotus Hipparchus hypothesis ideas indistinct Inductive inequality instance intervals invention Ionic school Kepler kind knowledge laws Leucippus lunar manner means mechanical mind mode months moon moon's motion move nature Nile notice object observations obvious opinions orbit phenomena physical philosophy physical science planets Plato possess precession principles probably progress Ptolemy Pythagoras reason reference relations remarkable revolutions says scientific Sect solar sphere stars stationary period sun's supposed theory things thought tion trace treatises true truth Tycho Brahe universe vague writers