On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Centre- In- Celestial Latitude - Nodes - Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion -- Equinoctial — Ecliptic – Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits ...
... Centre- In- Celestial Latitude - Nodes - Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion -- Equinoctial — Ecliptic – Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits ...
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... centre . The same is therefore true of a solid sphere , which may be supposed to consist of an infinite number of concentric hollow spheres ( N. 8 ) . This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies ...
... centre . The same is therefore true of a solid sphere , which may be supposed to consist of an infinite number of concentric hollow spheres ( N. 8 ) . This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies ...
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... centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first second of her descent to the earth , were she not prevented by the centrifugal force ( N. 18 ) arising from the ...
... centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first second of her descent to the earth , were she not prevented by the centrifugal force ( N. 18 ) arising from the ...
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... centre of the earth , without attracting each of its particles , the tides would be very much greater than they now are , and would also , in other respects , be very different . The gravitation of the earth to the sun results from the ...
... centre of the earth , without attracting each of its particles , the tides would be very much greater than they now are , and would also , in other respects , be very different . The gravitation of the earth to the sun results from the ...
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... centre of gravity , all its parts will move with an equal velocity in a straight line ; but , if the impulse does not pass through the centre of gravity , its particles , having unequal velocities , will have a rotatory or revolving ...
... centre of gravity , all its parts will move with an equal velocity in a straight line ; but , if the impulse does not pass through the centre of gravity , its particles , having unequal velocities , will have a rotatory or revolving ...
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