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Chapter Vi.--the Instruments and Aids of Astronomy During the

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NEWTONIAN PERIOD.

Sect. 1. Instruments. 470 Sect. 2. Observatories. 476 Sect. 3. Scientific Societies. 478 Sect. 4. Patrons of Astronomy. 479 Sect. 5. Astronomical Expeditions. 480 Sect. 6. Present State of Astronomy. 481

ADDITIONS TO THE THIRD EDITION.

INTRODUCTION 489

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