Script for 'The Night Sky in September', 1952-09
Scope and Contents
An annotated copy of Porter's script for 'The Night Sky in September' on the Harvest Moon rising at the same time each evening; Jupiter's moons and the discovery of the 12th moon at the Mount Wilson Observatory in the previous year; the orbits of the four larger moons; Jupiter in Taurus near the Pleiades; the apparent retrograde motion of the planets; the epicycle theory and its overthrow by observation of Jupiter's moons; Milton and Galileo, Roemer and the velocity of light and its finite value.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-09
Creator
- From the Series: Porter, John Guy, 1900 - 1981 (astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
5 page(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2007-04-13 12:39:30+00:00
Subject
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