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With the exception of these two elements , it appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages ...
With the exception of these two elements , it appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages ...
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It appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself ...
It appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself ...
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It appears from observation that the mean motion of the first satellite , plus twice that of the third , is equal to three times that of the second ; and that the mean longitude of the first satellite , minus three times that of the ...
It appears from observation that the mean motion of the first satellite , plus twice that of the third , is equal to three times that of the second ; and that the mean longitude of the first satellite , minus three times that of the ...
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It consequently appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the excentricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with the ...
It consequently appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the excentricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with the ...
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Hence it appears that the sun's mean distance from the earth is 399.7 or nearly 400 times greater than that of the The method of finding the absolute distances of the celestial bodies , in miles , is in fact the same with that employed ...
Hence it appears that the sun's mean distance from the earth is 399.7 or nearly 400 times greater than that of the The method of finding the absolute distances of the celestial bodies , in miles , is in fact the same with that employed ...
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