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... is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and induction led him to conclude that , as the moon ... by the attraction of the earth , so the planets might be retained in their orbits by the attraction of the sun .
... is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and induction led him to conclude that , as the moon ... by the attraction of the earth , so the planets might be retained in their orbits by the attraction of the sun .
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but trace , with precision , the operation of his laws ; use the globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets , and make the diameter of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale ...
but trace , with precision , the operation of his laws ; use the globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets , and make the diameter of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale ...
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... produces a nutation in the axis of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding mutation in the lunar orbit . If a sphere , at rest in space , receive an impulse passing through its centre ...
... produces a nutation in the axis of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding mutation in the lunar orbit . If a sphere , at rest in space , receive an impulse passing through its centre ...
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A planet moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying every instant , in consequence of two forces , one tending to the centre of the sun , and the other in the direction of a tangent to its orbit , arising from the primitive ...
A planet moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying every instant , in consequence of two forces , one tending to the centre of the sun , and the other in the direction of a tangent to its orbit , arising from the primitive ...
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Thus , when the planet is in aphelion , or at the point where the orbit is farthest from the sun , his action overcomes the planet's velocity , and brings it towards him with such an accelerated motion , that , at last , it overcomes ...
Thus , when the planet is in aphelion , or at the point where the orbit is farthest from the sun , his action overcomes the planet's velocity , and brings it towards him with such an accelerated motion , that , at last , it overcomes ...
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Page 29 - ... that the mean longitude of the first satellite, minus three times that of the second, plus twice that of the third, is always equal to two right angles.
Page 20 - In song and dance about the sacred Hill — Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fixed in all her wheels Resembles nearest; mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem; And in their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted.
Page 21 - that must render the name for ever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight in the contemplation of whatever is excellent and sublime." After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical inequalities is, without doubt, the noblest truth in physical astronomy ; and, in respect of the doctrine of final causes, it may be regarded as the greatest of all.
Page 386 - Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendor, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen months after its discovery, without altering its position. It is impossible to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance.
Page 110 - D'Alembert, was the Precession of the equinoxes and the Nutation of the earth's axis, according to the theory of gravitation.
Page 310 - ... that is, in the plane which passes through the north and south magnetic poles. There are places where the magnetic meridian coincides with the terrestrial meridian ; in these a magnetic needle freely suspended, points to the true north, but if it be carried successively to different places on the earth's surface, its direction will deviate sometimes to the east and sometimes to the west of north. Lines drawn on the globe through all the places where the needle points due north and south, are...
Page 357 - Hence arises still further confirmation, if any were required, of the identity of common and voltaic electricity, and that the differences of intensity and quantity are quite sufficient to account for what were supposed to be their distinctive qualities.
Page 175 - ... follows, that the orange and green rays of the spectrum, though they cannot be decomposed by prismatic refraction, can be decomposed by absorption, and actually consist of two different colours possessing the same degree of refrangibility.
Page 51 - ... solid parts, by their cohesion, nearly destroy that part of the centrifugal force which gives the particles a tendency to accumulate at the equator, though not altogether ; otherwise the sea, by the superior mobility of its particles, would flow towards the equator and leave the poles dry. Besides, it is well known, that the continents at the equator are more elevated than they are in higher latitudes. It is also necessary for the equilibrium of the ocean, that its density should be less than...
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1834 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 458 pages |
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