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"The greatest astronomers of the first half of the 20th century were the astrophysicists. For example, Arthur Eddingto…"

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"You climb a mountain situated close to the sea or a level plain, and then observe the setting of the sun and find out…"

"The gods living in the north at the Meru mountain (i.e., at the north pole) see the Sun, after it has risen, for half…"

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"Having fixed a pole, on a level piece of ground, and having described a circle by a cord attached to the pole, one sh…"