On the Connection of the Physical SciencesHarper & Bros., 1862 - 460 pages |
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... surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he con- cluded , that as the moon is kept ... surfaces ; and which estimates the changes the system has hitherto under- gone , or may hereafter experience - changes ...
... surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he con- cluded , that as the moon is kept ... surfaces ; and which estimates the changes the system has hitherto under- gone , or may hereafter experience - changes ...
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... surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is everywhere equally distant ...
... surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is everywhere equally distant ...
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... surface . The earth may therefore be regarded as the center of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with ...
... surface . The earth may therefore be regarded as the center of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with ...
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Mary Somerville. that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The surface of the sea is therefore spheroidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it rises above or sinks below the level of the sea . But the ...
Mary Somerville. that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The surface of the sea is therefore spheroidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it rises above or sinks below the level of the sea . But the ...
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... surface ( N. 117 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpen- dicularly to the axis of rotation , and is directed to the exterior . And as its intensity diminishes with the dis- tance from ...
... surface ( N. 117 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpen- dicularly to the axis of rotation , and is directed to the exterior . And as its intensity diminishes with the dis- tance from ...
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