On the Connection of the Physical SciencesHarper & brothers, 1846 - 460 pages |
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... Axis Invariable - Stability of System - Effects of a Resisting Medium- Invariable Plane of the Solar System and of the Universe - Great Ine- quality of Jupiter and Saturn 12 SECTION IV . Theory of Jupiter's Satellites - Effects of the ...
... Axis Invariable - Stability of System - Effects of a Resisting Medium- Invariable Plane of the Solar System and of the Universe - Great Ine- quality of Jupiter and Saturn 12 SECTION IV . Theory of Jupiter's Satellites - Effects of the ...
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... Axes of Rotation - Position of the Axis of Rotation on the Surface of the Earth invariable - Ocean not sufficient to restore the Equilibrium of the Earth if deranged - Its Density and Mean Depth - Internal Structure of the Earth 66 ...
... Axes of Rotation - Position of the Axis of Rotation on the Surface of the Earth invariable - Ocean not sufficient to restore the Equilibrium of the Earth if deranged - Its Density and Mean Depth - Internal Structure of the Earth 66 ...
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... Axes of Crystals - M . Fresnel's Discoveries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis - Polarization by Reflection 172 SECTION XXII . Phenomena exhibited by the passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Colored ...
... Axes of Crystals - M . Fresnel's Discoveries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis - Polarization by Reflection 172 SECTION XXII . Phenomena exhibited by the passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Colored ...
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... axis , it becomes flattened at the poles , and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force diminishes the gravity of the ...
... axis , it becomes flattened at the poles , and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force diminishes the gravity of the ...
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... axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its center of gravity , all ...
... axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its center of gravity , all ...
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