 refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio of the velocity of light to the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as  Mechanism of the Heavens - Page xviiby Mary Somerville - 1831 - 621 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...motion of the rays of light. From the mean quantity of this difference he ingeniously found, that ihe ratio of the velocity of light to the velocity of the earth in its orbit, was as 10;) 13 to I, nr that light moves 10313 times faster than the earth moves in its orbit abtut... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 666 pages
...have changed our position, in consequence of the motion of the earth in its orbit; consequently we refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190000 to 19. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem to be in places in... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 484 pages
...have changed our position, in consequence of the motion of the earth in its orbit; consequently we refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190000 to 19. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem to be in places in... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 390 pages
...have changed our position, in consequence of the motion of the earth in its orbit; consequently we refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal of the parellelogram, whose sides are in the ratio of the velocity of light to the velocity of the earth in... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1840 - 858 pages
...orbit: we therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal l of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190,000 to 19, or 10,000 to 1. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem... | |
 | John Narrien - 1845 - 484 pages
...and s'\\\* s' becomes the apparent place of the star. Now the ratio of ME' to EE' is equal to that of the velocity of light to the velocity of the earth in its orbit; and (PL Trigon., art. 57.) ME' : BE' :: sin. MEE' : sin EME'. But the angle MEE' may be considered... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal (N. 97) of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190,000 to 19, or 10,000 to 1. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal fN. 97) of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190,000 to 19, or 10,000 to 1. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 506 pages
...therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal (N. 97) of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190,000 to 19, or 10,000 to 1. In consequence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1871 - 490 pages
...therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not. His true position is in the diagonal (N. 97) of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio...the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190,000 to 19, or 10,000 to 1. In conse quence of the aberration of light, the heavenly bodies seem... | |
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