# A Short History of Astronomy

Author: Berry, Arthur, 1862-1929

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59212

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Short+History+of+Astronomy+Berry&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

§§ 27-30. _Aristotle_: his spheres: the phases of the moon: proofs that the earth is spherical: his arguments against the motion of the earth: relative distances of the celestial bodies: other speculations: estimate of his astronomical work 29

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/27/index.md)
- [chapter II., § 24). The opinion that the earth is not the sole centre](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/22/index.md)
- [chapter VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/17/index.md)
- [chapter X., § 204) was a secular inequality; Lagrange in 1766 made an](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/28/index.md)
- [chapter XII., §§ 253, 255; chapter XIII., §§ 289, 294, 295).](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/18/index.md)
- [chapter V., § 100; chapter VII., § 138); such stars might evidently be](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/10/index.md)
- [chapter X., §§ 207-215.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/12/index.md)
- [book 146](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-astronomy-59212/chapters/6/index.md)