On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... motion in space , excepting those of the orbit of Venus , which are retrograde ( N. 61 ) , and the lines of the nodes move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every ...
... motion in space , excepting those of the orbit of Venus , which are retrograde ( N. 61 ) , and the lines of the nodes move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every ...
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... retrograde motion in the equinoctial point , which meets the advancing axis before it has completed its revolution with regard to the stars . The major axis of Jupiter's orbit requires no less than 200,610 years to perform its sidereal ...
... retrograde motion in the equinoctial point , which meets the advancing axis before it has completed its revolution with regard to the stars . The major axis of Jupiter's orbit requires no less than 200,610 years to perform its sidereal ...
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... retrograde motion to its nodes on the true plane of the ecliptic ( N. 71 ) . This force tends to pull the disturbed body above , or push ( N. 72 ) it below , the plane of its orbit , according to the relative positions of the two ...
... retrograde motion to its nodes on the true plane of the ecliptic ( N. 71 ) . This force tends to pull the disturbed body above , or push ( N. 72 ) it below , the plane of its orbit , according to the relative positions of the two ...
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... retrograde motion of the nodes of each orbit upon every other . The ecliptic ( N. 71 ) itself is in motion from the mutual action of the earth and planets , so that the whole is a compound phenomenon of great complexity , extending ...
... retrograde motion of the nodes of each orbit upon every other . The ecliptic ( N. 71 ) itself is in motion from the mutual action of the earth and planets , so that the whole is a compound phenomenon of great complexity , extending ...
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... Retrograde motion is occasionally met with in the comets and double stars . SECTION V. Lunar Theory - Periodic Perturbations of the Moon c 3 SECT . IV . SATELLITES OF SATURN AND URANUS . 33.
... Retrograde motion is occasionally met with in the comets and double stars . SECTION V. Lunar Theory - Periodic Perturbations of the Moon c 3 SECT . IV . SATELLITES OF SATURN AND URANUS . 33.
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