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But , as our planet is flattened at the poles ( N. 11 ) , and bulges at the equator , the weight of the same body gradually decreases from the poles , where it is greatest , to the equator , where it is least .
But , as our planet is flattened at the poles ( N. 11 ) , and bulges at the equator , the weight of the same body gradually decreases from the poles , where it is greatest , to the equator , where it is least .
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But if the mass revolve about an axis , it becomes flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rotation ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force ...
But if the mass revolve about an axis , it becomes flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator ( N. 11 ) , in consequence of the centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rotation ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force ...
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The moon , for example , is so near the earth , that the reciprocal attraction between each of her particles , and each of the particles in the prominent mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable disturbances in the ...
The moon , for example , is so near the earth , that the reciprocal attraction between each of her particles , and each of the particles in the prominent mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable disturbances in the ...
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The equinoctial , which is a great circle traced in the starry heavens by the imaginary extension of the plane of the terrestrial equator , is intersected by the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , in two points diametrically ...
The equinoctial , which is a great circle traced in the starry heavens by the imaginary extension of the plane of the terrestrial equator , is intersected by the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , in two points diametrically ...
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But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
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