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ancient astronomy are extant, and the au-
thenticity of many of these is open to doubt.
Secondly, it is very difficult to divest our-
selves of present knowledge, and to appre-
ciate the originality of thought required to
make the first beginnings.
With regard to the first point, we are
generally dependent upon histories written
long after the events. The astronomy of
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