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The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
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... 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 an equal ...
... 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 an equal ...
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The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet described a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the ...
The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet described a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the ...
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... on the general mechanical principle , that the sum of any number of small oscillations is nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon ...
... on the general mechanical principle , that the sum of any number of small oscillations is nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon ...
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It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal times ; a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same ...
It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal times ; a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same ...
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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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