On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets - Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the ...
... Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets - Universal Gravitation the Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the ...
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... Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in ...
... Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in ...
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... longitude ; and its elliptical , or true motion , reckoned from that point , is its true longitude ( N. 47 ) : both being estimated from west to east , the direction in which the bodies move . The difference between the two is called ...
... longitude ; and its elliptical , or true motion , reckoned from that point , is its true longitude ( N. 47 ) : both being estimated from west to east , the direction in which the bodies move . The difference between the two is called ...
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... longitude of the planet when at its least distance from the sun , called the longitude of the perihelion ; the inclination of the orbit to the plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of ...
... longitude of the planet when at its least distance from the sun , called the longitude of the perihelion ; the inclination of the orbit to the plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of ...
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... Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the Tangential Force to produce the Secular ...
... Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the Tangential Force to produce the Secular ...
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