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J. A. Bennett
Researcher at University of Cambridge
Publications - 5
Citations - 70
J. A. Bennett is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Copernican principle & Consistency (negotiation). The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications receiving 69 citations.
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Cosmology and the Magnetical Philosophy, 1640–1680
TL;DR: In this paper, Wilkins states that there is scarce any Hypothesis which seems to have in it any clearenesse or consistency, but hath here its strenuous assertours, such as the Atomicall and Magneticall in Philosophy, the Copernican in Astronomy &c.
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The English quadrant in Europe: instruments and the growth of consensus in practical astronomy
TL;DR: The science de l'astronomie s'est particulierement developpee, ainsi que les instruments and les programs de recherche destines a mesurer the position des etoiles ou des meridiens as discussed by the authors.
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Science Lost and Longitude Found: The Tercentenary of John Harrison
TL;DR: The chronometre de Harrison (J), charpentier inconnu qui decouvrit la longitude au niveau de la mer and qui inventa le chronometres, le mettant ainsi en rivalite avec la communite scientifique as mentioned in this paper.
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The First Aplanatic Object Glass
TL;DR: Herschel's analysis concluded with a set of tables, "set down for the convenience of those who may be inclined to make trial of this construction" as mentioned in this paper, which is the basis for a planar achromatic doublet.