Science-fiction Studies, Volume 3SFS Publications., 1976 - Science fiction |
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Page 81
... moon's surface by measuring the shadows cast by these protuberances . And he began to grapple with the question put at the beginning of this paper of how the heavens would appear to an observer standing on the moon . Kepler knew from ...
... moon's surface by measuring the shadows cast by these protuberances . And he began to grapple with the question put at the beginning of this paper of how the heavens would appear to an observer standing on the moon . Kepler knew from ...
Page 84
... moon begins in a whirlwind and concludes by poking fun at the society of his day through a chronicle of " hilarious discussions on the moon . " 11 The flight of Duracotus and Fiolxhilde is also the result of supernatural forces that are ...
... moon begins in a whirlwind and concludes by poking fun at the society of his day through a chronicle of " hilarious discussions on the moon . " 11 The flight of Duracotus and Fiolxhilde is also the result of supernatural forces that are ...
Page 85
... moon are both in motion , the shortest route to the latter would not be the straight line advocated by such ancient writers of mythology as Lucian , but a trajectory from earth to a point in space where the moon and the lunar voyagers ...
... moon are both in motion , the shortest route to the latter would not be the straight line advocated by such ancient writers of mythology as Lucian , but a trajectory from earth to a point in space where the moon and the lunar voyagers ...
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