On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page vii
... cause I may not have explained certain subjects with all the clearness I might otherwise have done . Perhaps it may be considered that I have adopted certain views and new principles before they had been sufficiently established : if so ...
... cause I may not have explained certain subjects with all the clearness I might otherwise have done . Perhaps it may be considered that I have adopted certain views and new principles before they had been sufficiently established : if so ...
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... throughout the wide extent of creation , and is the cause of the disturbances , as well as of the order of nature ; since every tremor it excites in any one planet B is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system.
... throughout the wide extent of creation , and is the cause of the disturbances , as well as of the order of nature ; since every tremor it excites in any one planet B is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system.
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... causes a stone to fall at the earth's surface . The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force ... cause it to move in a curve of a different nature . Kepler found , by direct observation , that the planets describe ...
... causes a stone to fall at the earth's surface . The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force ... cause it to move in a curve of a different nature . Kepler found , by direct observation , that the planets describe ...
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... 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 an equal velocity in a straight line ; but , if 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 an equal velocity in a straight line ; but , if the ...
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... Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying ...
... Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying ...
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