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sector was purchased for the observatory.
An instrument like this, specially designed
for zenith stars, is capable of greater rigid-
ity than a more universal instrument; and
there is no trouble with refraction in the
zenith. For these reasons Bradley had set
up this instrument at Kew, to attempt the
proof of the earth’s motion by observing the
annual parallax of stars. He certainly found
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