On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page xi
... Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ; attri- buted by Sir Charles Lyell to the Operation of existing Causes - Three principal Axes of Rotation- Position of the ...
... Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ; attri- buted by Sir Charles Lyell to the Operation of existing Causes - Three principal Axes of Rotation- Position of the ...
Page 9
... hemisphere ; and the autumnal , that in which he crosses from the northern to the southern . The mean or circular ... hemisphere . The descending node is a corresponding point in the plane of the ecliptic diametrically opposite to the ...
... hemisphere ; and the autumnal , that in which he crosses from the northern to the southern . The mean or circular ... hemisphere . The descending node is a corresponding point in the plane of the ecliptic diametrically opposite to the ...
Page 47
... hemispheres , as well as arcs perpendicular to the meridian . From these measurements it appears that the length of the degrees increases from the equator to the poles , nearly in proportion to the square of the sine of the latitude ( N ...
... hemispheres , as well as arcs perpendicular to the meridian . From these measurements it appears that the length of the degrees increases from the equator to the poles , nearly in proportion to the square of the sine of the latitude ( N ...
Page 68
... ( N. 142 ) . The attraction of the earth , as if it had drawn out that part of the moon's equator , constantly brings the greatest axis , and consequently the same hemisphere , towards 68 SECT . IX . ROTATION OF THE MOON .
... ( N. 142 ) . The attraction of the earth , as if it had drawn out that part of the moon's equator , constantly brings the greatest axis , and consequently the same hemisphere , towards 68 SECT . IX . ROTATION OF THE MOON .
Page 69
... hemisphere , will be for ever veiled from the other . On account of these circumstances , the remoter hemisphere of the moon has its day a fortnight long , and a night of the same duration , not even enlightened by a moon , while the ...
... hemisphere , will be for ever veiled from the other . On account of these circumstances , the remoter hemisphere of the moon has its day a fortnight long , and a night of the same duration , not even enlightened by a moon , while the ...
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