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INTRODUCTION Page 1 SECTION I. Attraction of a Sphere — Form of Celestial Bodies — Terrest 11 Gravitation retains the Moon in her Orbit - The Heavenly Bodie move in Conic Sections - Gravitation Proportional to Mass- Gravitation of the ...
INTRODUCTION Page 1 SECTION I. Attraction of a Sphere — Form of Celestial Bodies — Terrest 11 Gravitation retains the Moon in her Orbit - The Heavenly Bodie move in Conic Sections - Gravitation Proportional to Mass- Gravitation of the ...
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... Isomorphism — Minuteness of the Particles – Height of Atmosphere — Chemical Affinity – Definite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms - Faraday's Discovery with regard to Affinity — Capillary Attraction 102 SECTION XV .
... Isomorphism — Minuteness of the Particles – Height of Atmosphere — Chemical Affinity – Definite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms - Faraday's Discovery with regard to Affinity — Capillary Attraction 102 SECTION XV .
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... is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit 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 he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit 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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SECTION I. Attraction of a Sphere — Form of Celestial Bodies Terrestrial Gravitation retains the Moon in her Orbit ... that a particle of matter ( N. 6 ) placed without the surface of a hollow sphere ( N. 7 ) is attracted by it in the ...
SECTION I. Attraction of a Sphere — Form of Celestial Bodies Terrestrial Gravitation retains the Moon in her Orbit ... that a particle of matter ( N. 6 ) placed without the surface of a hollow sphere ( N. 7 ) is attracted by it in the ...
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Were this not the case , and were any portion of the earth , however small , to attract another portion , and not be itself attracted , the centre of gravity of the earth would be moved in space by this action , which is impossible .
Were this not the case , and were any portion of the earth , however small , to attract another portion , and not be itself attracted , the centre of gravity of the earth would be moved in space by this action , which is impossible .
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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