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This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies are so nearly spherical , and at such remote distances from one another , that they attract and are attracted as if each were condensed into a single ...
This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies are so nearly spherical , and at such remote distances from one another , that they attract and are attracted as if each were condensed into a single ...
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... elements is requisite for ascertaining all the circumstances of undisturbed elliptical motion . By such means it is found that the paths of the planets , when their mutual disturbances are omitted , are ellipses nearly approaching ...
... elements is requisite for ascertaining all the circumstances of undisturbed elliptical motion . By such means it is found that the paths of the planets , when their mutual disturbances are omitted , are ellipses nearly approaching ...
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An uncompensated portion of the direct motion , arising from this cause , conspires with that already impressed by the radial force , and in some cases even nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides ...
An uncompensated portion of the direct motion , arising from this cause , conspires with that already impressed by the radial force , and in some cases even nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides ...
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... is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ...
... is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ...
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... it is assumed to be the unit of distance ; hence the mean distance of Mars is 1.52369 , or 1.5 nearly , that of the earth being = 1 . a saw . SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
... it is assumed to be the unit of distance ; hence the mean distance of Mars is 1.52369 , or 1.5 nearly , that of the earth being = 1 . a saw . SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
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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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