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It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets inversely as the square of their distances from its centre ; the sun , therefore , is the centre of a force extending indefinitely in space , and including all the ...
It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets inversely as the square of their distances from its centre ; the sun , therefore , is the centre of a force extending indefinitely in space , and including all the ...
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Consequently , the sphere would become an oblate or flattened spheroid , and a fluid , partially or entirely covering a solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio .
Consequently , the sphere would become an oblate or flattened spheroid , and a fluid , partially or entirely covering a solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio .
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... between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in intensity and direction with every change in the relative positions of the three bodies .
... between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in intensity and direction with every change in the relative positions of the three bodies .
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Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other times opposes and consequently diminishes ...
Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other times opposes and consequently diminishes ...
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( N. 92 ) of the satellites ; consequently they affect their eclipses , and have a very great influence on their whole theory . The satellites move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to bis ...
( N. 92 ) of the satellites ; consequently they affect their eclipses , and have a very great influence on their whole theory . The satellites move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to bis ...
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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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