On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page vii
... show the progress they have made , and the great changes that experimental philosophy has intro- duced of late years into the history of physico - mathe- matical research . In consequence of my residence abroad , I have been deprived of ...
... show the progress they have made , and the great changes that experimental philosophy has intro- duced of late years into the history of physico - mathe- matical research . In consequence of my residence abroad , I have been deprived of ...
Page 4
... shows that bodies there fall through 16.0697 feet in a second . The mean distance ( N. 14 ) of the moon from the earth is about sixty times the mean radius ( N. 15 ) of the earth . When the number 16.0697 is di- minished in the ratio ...
... shows that bodies there fall through 16.0697 feet in a second . The mean distance ( N. 14 ) of the moon from the earth is about sixty times the mean radius ( N. 15 ) of the earth . When the number 16.0697 is di- minished in the ratio ...
Page 5
... shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with ... show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and ...
... shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with ... show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and ...
Page 7
... show that an impulse in a contrary direction has not been given to his centre of gravity , for he moves in space , accompanied by all those bodies which compose the solar system — a circum- stance which in no way interferes with their ...
... show that an impulse in a contrary direction has not been given to his centre of gravity , for he moves in space , accompanied by all those bodies which compose the solar system — a circum- stance which in no way interferes with their ...
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... shows that , in the course of twenty centuries , Jupiter's mean motion has been accelerated by about 3 ° 23 ′ , and Saturn's retarded by 5 ° 13 ′ . Several instances of perturbations of this kind occur in the solar system . One , in the ...
... shows that , in the course of twenty centuries , Jupiter's mean motion has been accelerated by about 3 ° 23 ′ , and Saturn's retarded by 5 ° 13 ′ . Several instances of perturbations of this kind occur in the solar system . One , in the ...
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