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Perturbations , Periodic and Secular - Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces — Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic Inequalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its ...
Perturbations , Periodic and Secular - Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces — Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic Inequalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its ...
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is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system , in oscillations which correspond in their periods with the cause producing them , like sympathetic notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of an organ .
is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system , in oscillations which correspond in their periods with the cause producing them , like sympathetic notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of an organ .
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... her orbit by a force having the same origin , and regulated by the same law , with that which causes a stone to fall at the earth's surface . ... any deviation from that law will cause it to move in a curve of a different nature .
... her orbit by a force having the same origin , and regulated by the same law , with that which causes a stone to fall at the earth's surface . ... any deviation from that law will cause it to move in a curve of a different nature .
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... and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its centre of gravity , all its parts will move with ...
... and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its centre of gravity , all its parts will move with ...
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... of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies — Problem of the Three Bodies - · Stability of Solar System depends upon the Primitive Momentum of the Bodies .
... of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies — Problem of the Three Bodies - · Stability of Solar System depends upon the Primitive Momentum of the Bodies .
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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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