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... but , if the impulse does not pass through the centre of gravity , its particles , having unequal velocities , will have a rotatory or revolving motion , at the same time that it is translated ( N. 36 ) in space .
... but , if the impulse does not pass through the centre of gravity , its particles , having unequal velocities , will have a rotatory or revolving motion , at the same time that it is translated ( N. 36 ) in space .
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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 , whilst the ellipse ...
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 , whilst the ellipse ...
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The motion of the apsides may be represented by supposing a planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This motion of the major axis , > which is direct in all ...
The motion of the apsides may be represented by supposing a planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This motion of the major axis , > which is direct in all ...
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For example , the masses of all the planets revolving within the orbit of any one , such as Mars , by adding to the interior mass , increase the attracting force of the sun , which , therefore , must contract the dimensions of the orbit ...
For example , the masses of all the planets revolving within the orbit of any one , such as Mars , by adding to the interior mass , increase the attracting force of the sun , which , therefore , must contract the dimensions of the orbit ...
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M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability between Venus and the sun , on the border of which Mercury is revolving , the inclination of whose orbit to the plane of the ecliptic is about 70 , which is more than that of any of the ...
M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability between Venus and the sun , on the border of which Mercury is revolving , the inclination of whose orbit to the plane of the ecliptic is about 70 , which is more than that of any of the ...
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