On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... similar to those of Jupiter and Saturn , and , like them , depending on the time of his revolution round the sun , being nearly twice as long as that of Saturn . Mr. Adams has computed that Neptune produces a periodical perturbation in ...
... similar to those of Jupiter and Saturn , and , like them , depending on the time of his revolution round the sun , being nearly twice as long as that of Saturn . Mr. Adams has computed that Neptune produces a periodical perturbation in ...
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... similar to an enormous curve , of which we see so small an arc that we imagine it to be a straight line . " If we raise our views to the whole extent of the universe , and consider the stars , together with the sun , to be wandering ...
... similar to an enormous curve , of which we see so small an arc that we imagine it to be a straight line . " If we raise our views to the whole extent of the universe , and consider the stars , together with the sun , to be wandering ...
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... similar to those of the planets about the sun ; it is true they are disturbed by the sun , but his distance is so great , that their motions are nearly the same as if they were not under his influence . The satellites , like the planets ...
... similar to those of the planets about the sun ; it is true they are disturbed by the sun , but his distance is so great , that their motions are nearly the same as if they were not under his influence . The satellites , like the planets ...
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... similar to those which affect the motions and orbits of the planets , but also to others peculiar to themselves . Of ... similar to that which it produces in the third ; and it experiences from the third a perturbation similar to that ...
... similar to those which affect the motions and orbits of the planets , but also to others peculiar to themselves . Of ... similar to that which it produces in the third ; and it experiences from the third a perturbation similar to that ...
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... similar to that which takes place in the rotation of the earth , from the action of the sun and moon . Hence the protuberant matter at Jupiter's equator is continually changing its position with regard to the satellites , and produces ...
... similar to that which takes place in the rotation of the earth , from the action of the sun and moon . Hence the protuberant matter at Jupiter's equator is continually changing its position with regard to the satellites , and produces ...
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