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The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
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The period in which these vicissitudes are accomplished is 70,414 years , estimating the action of these two planets alone ; but , if the action of all the planets were estimated , the cycle would extend to millions of years , That part ...
The period in which these vicissitudes are accomplished is 70,414 years , estimating the action of these two planets alone ; but , if the action of all the planets were estimated , the cycle would extend to millions of years , That part ...
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... extending through unknown ages . At the present time the inclinations of all the orbits are decreasing , but so slowly , that the inclination of Jupiter's orbit is only about six minutes less than it was in the age of Ptolemy .
... extending through unknown ages . At the present time the inclinations of all the orbits are decreasing , but so slowly , that the inclination of Jupiter's orbit is only about six minutes less than it was in the age of Ptolemy .
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THE changes which take place in the planetary system are exhibited on a smaller scale by Jupiter and his satellites ; and , as the period requisite for the development of the inequalities of these moons only extends to a few centuries ...
THE changes which take place in the planetary system are exhibited on a smaller scale by Jupiter and his satellites ; and , as the period requisite for the development of the inequalities of these moons only extends to a few centuries ...
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... only been approximate when the satellites were first launched into space , their mutual attractions would have established and maintained them , notwithstanding the secular inequalities to which they are liable . They extend to the ...
... only been approximate when the satellites were first launched into space , their mutual attractions would have established and maintained them , notwithstanding the secular inequalities to which they are liable . They extend to the ...
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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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