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... of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies โ Problem of the Three Bodies โ Stability of Solar System depends upon the Primitive Momentum of the Bodies 8 SECTION III .
... of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies โ Problem of the Three Bodies โ Stability of Solar System depends upon the Primitive Momentum of the Bodies 8 SECTION III .
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... of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies โ Problem of the Three Bodies - ยท 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 โ Problem of the Three Bodies - ยท Stability of Solar System depends upon the Primitive Momentum of the Bodies .
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This depends upon seven quantities , called the elements of the orbit ( N. 57 ) . These are , the length of the major axis , and the excentricity , which determine the form of the orbit ; the longitude of the planet when at its least ...
This depends upon seven quantities , called the elements of the orbit ( N. 57 ) . These are , the length of the major axis , and the excentricity , which determine the form of the orbit ; the longitude of the planet when at its least ...
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On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon the intensity of the primitive momentum ( N. 59 ) of the planets , and the ratio of their masses to that of the sun ; for the nature of the conic ...
On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon the intensity of the primitive momentum ( N. 59 ) of the planets , and the ratio of their masses to that of the sun ; for the nature of the conic ...
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They depend upon the relative positions of the orbits alone , whose forms and places in space are altered by very minute quantities , in inmense periods of time , and are therefore called secular inequalities .
They depend upon the relative positions of the orbits alone , whose forms and places in space are altered by very minute quantities , in inmense periods of time , and are therefore called secular inequalities .
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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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