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Perturbations , Periodic and Secular - Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces — Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic Inequalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its ...
Perturbations , Periodic and Secular - Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces — Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic Inequalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its ...
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... Aberration Ethereal Medium Satellites of Saturn and Uranus Page 27 SECTION V. Lunar Theory — Periodic Perturbations of the Moon Equation of Centre - Evection Variation Annual Equation Direct and Indirect Action of Planets The Moon's ...
... Aberration Ethereal Medium Satellites of Saturn and Uranus Page 27 SECTION V. Lunar Theory — Periodic Perturbations of the Moon Equation of Centre - Evection Variation Annual Equation Direct and Indirect Action of Planets The Moon's ...
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The Fixed Stars — Their Number — The Milky Way - Double Stars Binary Systems — Their Orbits and Periodic Times - Colours of the Stars Stars that have vanished — Variable Stars - Variation in Sun's Light – Parallax and Distances of the ...
The Fixed Stars — Their Number — The Milky Way - Double Stars Binary Systems — Their Orbits and Periodic Times - Colours of the Stars Stars that have vanished — Variable Stars - Variation in Sun's Light – Parallax and Distances of the ...
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... and the periodic time unaltered , because the planet would arrive at the extremities of the major axis at the same instant , and would have the same velocity , whether it moved in the circular or elliptical orbit , since the curves ...
... and the periodic time unaltered , because the planet would arrive at the extremities of the major axis at the same instant , and would have the same velocity , whether it moved in the circular or elliptical orbit , since the curves ...
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... give the position of the orbit in space ; but the periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given instant , called the longitude of the epoch , are necessary for finding the place of the body in its orbit at all times .
... give the position of the orbit in space ; but the periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given instant , called the longitude of the epoch , are necessary for finding the place of the body in its orbit at all times .
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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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