On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
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minished in the ratio ( N. 16 ) of 1 to 3600 , which is the square of the moon's distance ( N , 17 ) from the earth's centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first ...
minished in the ratio ( N. 16 ) of 1 to 3600 , which is the square of the moon's distance ( N , 17 ) from the earth's centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first ...
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The gravitation of matter directed to a centre , and attracting directly as the mass and inversely as the square of the distance , does not belong to it when considered in mass only ; particle acts on particle according to the same law ...
The gravitation of matter directed to a centre , and attracting directly as the mass and inversely as the square of the distance , does not belong to it when considered in mass only ; particle acts on particle according to the same law ...
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... a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same whether it varied inversely as the square of the distance , or not , provided only that it be directed to the centre of the sun .
... a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same whether it varied inversely as the square of the distance , or not , provided only that it be directed to the centre of the sun .
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ducing perfectly elliptical motion varies inversely as the square of the distance , and that a force following any other law would cause the body to move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies ...
ducing perfectly elliptical motion varies inversely as the square of the distance , and that a force following any other law would cause the body to move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies ...
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It has been stated , that the attraction of a sphere on an exterior body is the same as if its mass were united in one particle in its centre of gravity , and therefore inversely as the square of the distance .
It has been stated , that the attraction of a sphere on an exterior body is the same as if its mass were united in one particle in its centre of gravity , and therefore inversely as the square of the distance .
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