The Astronomy of Milton's Paradise LostHaskell House, 1966 - 338 páginas |
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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