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... between him and Uranus , one especially of an enormous duration , 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 .
... between him and Uranus , one especially of an enormous duration , 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 .
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... small extent of time and space granted to the human “ The development of such changes , " as M. Poinsot justly observes , “ is similar to an enormous curve , of which we see so small an arc that we imagine it to be a straight line .
... small extent of time and space granted to the human “ The development of such changes , " as M. Poinsot justly observes , “ is similar to an enormous curve , of which we see so small an arc that we imagine it to be a straight line .
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The revolutions of the satellites about Jupiter are precisely 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 ...
The revolutions of the satellites about Jupiter are precisely 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 ...
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The satellites are not only subject to periodic and secular inequalities from their mutual attraction , similar to those which affect the motions and orbits of the planets , but also to others peculiar to themselves .
The satellites are not only subject to periodic and secular inequalities from their mutual attraction , similar to those which affect the motions and orbits of the planets , but also to others peculiar to themselves .
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third a perturbation similar to that which it communicates to the first . In the eclipses these two inequalities are combined into one , whose period is 437.659'days . The variations peculiar to the satellites arise from the secular ...
third a perturbation similar to that which it communicates to the first . In the eclipses these two inequalities are combined into one , whose period is 437.659'days . The variations peculiar to the satellites arise from the secular ...
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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