On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept ... surfaces ; and which estimates the changes the system has hitherto undergone , or may hereafter experience — changes ...
... surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept ... surfaces ; and which estimates the changes the system has hitherto undergone , or may hereafter experience — changes ...
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... surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is everywhere equally distant ...
... surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is everywhere equally distant ...
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... surface . The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as expe- rience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth ...
... surface . The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as expe- rience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth ...
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... surface of the sea is , therefore , sphe- roidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it rises above or sinks below the level of the sea . But the deviation is so small , that it is unimportant when ...
... surface of the sea is , therefore , sphe- roidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it rises above or sinks below the level of the sea . But the deviation is so small , that it is unimportant when ...
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... surface ( N. 118 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpendicularly to the axis of rotation , and is directed to the exterior . And , as its intensity diminishes with the distance from ...
... surface ( N. 118 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpendicularly to the axis of rotation , and is directed to the exterior . And , as its intensity diminishes with the distance from ...
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