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But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
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La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the ...
La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the ...
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The plane of Jupiter's equator is inclined to the plane of his orbit at an angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and precession ( N. 91 ) in his equator , precisely ...
The plane of Jupiter's equator is inclined to the plane of his orbit at an angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and precession ( N. 91 ) in his equator , precisely ...
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The angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " .481 ...
The angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " .481 ...
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That of the earth would appear under an angle of 6908 " .3 . So that the length of the shadow is at least three times and a half greater than the distance of the moon from the earth , and the breadth of the shadow , where it is ...
That of the earth would appear under an angle of 6908 " .3 . So that the length of the shadow is at least three times and a half greater than the distance of the moon from the earth , and the breadth of the shadow , where it is ...
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