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Whereas the inverse problem had now to be solved , in which it was required to find the place of an unknown body in the heavens , at a given time , together with its mass , and the form and posi . tion of its orbit , from the ...
Whereas the inverse problem had now to be solved , in which it was required to find the place of an unknown body in the heavens , at a given time , together with its mass , and the form and posi . tion of its orbit , from the ...
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tion good , it will verify the accuracy of modern tables , and will show to how many centuries they may be extended without the fear of error . A few examples will show the importance of the subject . At the solstices the sun is at his ...
tion good , it will verify the accuracy of modern tables , and will show to how many centuries they may be extended without the fear of error . A few examples will show the importance of the subject . At the solstices the sun is at his ...
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... as the swiftness of the motion and the quantity of heat received vary in the same proportion , a compensation W NOTE 145 , p . 76. In an ellipsoid of revoluР takes place . L e А tion , fig . 1 , the polar 454 PHYSICAL SCIENCES .
... as the swiftness of the motion and the quantity of heat received vary in the same proportion , a compensation W NOTE 145 , p . 76. In an ellipsoid of revoluР takes place . L e А tion , fig . 1 , the polar 454 PHYSICAL SCIENCES .
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e А tion , fig . 1 , the polar diameter N S , and every diameter in the equator q EQ e , are permanent axes of rotation , but the rotation would be unstable about any other . Were the earth to begin to rotate about Ca , the angular ...
e А tion , fig . 1 , the polar diameter N S , and every diameter in the equator q EQ e , are permanent axes of rotation , but the rotation would be unstable about any other . Were the earth to begin to rotate about Ca , the angular ...
Page 479
... colonr , 401 ; Acceleration of the moon's mean mo- amount of light emitted by , 404 ; tion , 37 , 38 . rate of its proper motion , 404 , 405 ; Adams , Mr. , perturbation in Uranus's globular nebulous cluster , 414 . motion computed ...
... colonr , 401 ; Acceleration of the moon's mean mo- amount of light emitted by , 404 ; tion , 37 , 38 . rate of its proper motion , 404 , 405 ; Adams , Mr. , perturbation in Uranus's globular nebulous cluster , 414 . motion computed ...
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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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