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Latin and science in Edinburgh: astronomy and parallax debate
A 1755 chronicle discusses promoting Latin in schools, urges improved telescopes, and explores parallax and the earth’s figure. It highlights Mr Bradley’s lunar motion, solar observations, and France’s equatorial surveys, proposing moon parallax as key to celestial geometry and criminal punishment reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bradley
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
France
Africa
ir-France
Peru
Lapland
Péru
Pot
Quito
Paris
Pello
Cape of Good Hope
Tripoli
Candia