On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a ...
... right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a ...
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... right angles to the line of the nodes , and the orbit symmetrical on each side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but ...
... right angles to the line of the nodes , and the orbit symmetrical on each side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but ...
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... angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... right angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were ...
... angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... right angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were ...
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... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
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... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
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