On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Plane . - Perpendicular Force the cause of Periodic Perturbations in Latitude , and Secular Variations in the Position of the Orbit with regard to the Plane of the Ecliptic- Mean Motion and Major Axis Invariable - Stability of System ...
... Plane . - Perpendicular Force the cause of Periodic Perturbations in Latitude , and Secular Variations in the Position of the Orbit with regard to the Plane of the Ecliptic- Mean Motion and Major Axis Invariable - Stability of System ...
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... plane of the ecliptic in which the earth moves ; and , on that account , astronomers refer their mo- tions to this plane at a given epoch as a known and fixed position . The angular distance of a planet from the plane of the ecliptic is ...
... plane of the ecliptic in which the earth moves ; and , on that account , astronomers refer their mo- tions to this plane at a given epoch as a known and fixed position . The angular distance of a planet from the plane of the ecliptic is ...
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... plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of the orbit in space ... planes , slightly inclined to the ecliptic , cut it in straight lines , passing through the centre of the sun ( N. 58 ) ...
... plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of the orbit in space ... planes , slightly inclined to the ecliptic , cut it in straight lines , passing through the centre of the sun ( N. 58 ) ...
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... Plane Perpendicular Force the cause of Periodic Perturbations in Latitude , and Secular Variations in the Position of the Orbit with regard to the Plane of the Ecliptic - Mean Motion and Major Axis Invariable Stability of System ...
... Plane Perpendicular Force the cause of Periodic Perturbations in Latitude , and Secular Variations in the Position of the Orbit with regard to the Plane of the Ecliptic - Mean Motion and Major Axis Invariable Stability of System ...
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... plane of the ecliptic . Planetary motion , including both these kinds of disturbance , may be represented by a body revolving in an ellipse , and making small and transient deviations , now on one side of its path , and now on the other ...
... plane of the ecliptic . Planetary motion , including both these kinds of disturbance , may be represented by a body revolving in an ellipse , and making small and transient deviations , now on one side of its path , and now on the other ...
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