On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 15
... less than 918 years . The radial force , or that part of the disturbing force which acts in the direction of the line joining the centres of the sun and disturbed planet , has no effect on the areas , but is the cause of periodical ...
... less than 918 years . The radial force , or that part of the disturbing force which acts in the direction of the line joining the centres of the sun and disturbed planet , has no effect on the areas , but is the cause of periodical ...
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... less than the law of gravity requires , the curvature of the planet's path is less than the curvature of the ellipse . So that the planet , on leaving its perihelion , would pass through more than 180 ° before arriving at its aphelion ...
... less than the law of gravity requires , the curvature of the planet's path is less than the curvature of the ellipse . So that the planet , on leaving its perihelion , would pass through more than 180 ° before arriving at its aphelion ...
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... less than 200,610 years to perform its sidereal revolution , and 22,748 years to accomplish its tropical revolution from the disturbing action of Saturn alone . A variation in the excentricity of the disturbed planet's orbit is an ...
... less than 200,610 years to perform its sidereal revolution , and 22,748 years to accomplish its tropical revolution from the disturbing action of Saturn alone . A variation in the excentricity of the disturbed planet's orbit is an ...
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... less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity of ...
... less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity of ...
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... less than 36,261 years ; -a proof of the reciprocal attraction between each particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . In fact , if the satellites moved exactly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , they would not be pulled out ...
... less than 36,261 years ; -a proof of the reciprocal attraction between each particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . In fact , if the satellites moved exactly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , they would not be pulled out ...
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