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But if the mass revolve about an axis , it becomes flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rotation ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force ...
But if the mass revolve about an axis , it becomes flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rotation ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force ...
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... but in paths now approaching to , now receding from , the elliptical form ; and their radii vectores do not describe areas or spaces exactly proportional to the time , so that the areas become a test of disturbing forces .
... but in paths now approaching to , now receding from , the elliptical form ; and their radii vectores do not describe areas or spaces exactly proportional to the time , so that the areas become a test of disturbing forces .
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... reciprocal attraction : one kind , depending upon their positions with regard to each other , begins from zero , increases to a maximum , decreases , and becomes zero again , when the planets return to the same relative positions .
... reciprocal attraction : one kind , depending upon their positions with regard to each other , begins from zero , increases to a maximum , decreases , and becomes zero again , when the planets return to the same relative positions .
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... is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ...
... is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ...
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The motions of the moon have now become of more importance to the navigator and geographer than those of any other heavenly body , from the precision with which terrestrial longitude is determined by occultations of stars , and by lunar ...
The motions of the moon have now become of more importance to the navigator and geographer than those of any other heavenly body , from the precision with which terrestrial longitude is determined by occultations of stars , and by lunar ...
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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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