On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Increase of Heat with the Depth Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat - received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con- gelation - Climate Isothermal Lines Same quantity of Heat an- 224 ― nually received ...
... Increase of Heat with the Depth Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat - received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con- gelation - Climate Isothermal Lines Same quantity of Heat an- 224 ― nually received ...
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... Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con- gelation - Climate - Isothermal Lines Same quantity of Heat an- nually received and ...
... Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of Perpetual Con- gelation - Climate - Isothermal Lines Same quantity of Heat an- nually received and ...
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... increase of gravity . There- fore , as the attractive force is the same on all particles at equal distances from the centre of a sphere , the equatorial particles would recede from the centre , till their increase in number balance ...
... increase of gravity . There- fore , as the attractive force is the same on all particles at equal distances from the centre of a sphere , the equatorial particles would recede from the centre , till their increase in number balance ...
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... their inequalities bear the same ratio to their elliptical motions that their masses do to that of the sun , their mutual disturbances only increase or diminish the excentricities of their SECT . II . 11 STABILITY OF SOLAR SYSTEM .
... their inequalities bear the same ratio to their elliptical motions that their masses do to that of the sun , their mutual disturbances only increase or diminish the excentricities of their SECT . II . 11 STABILITY OF SOLAR SYSTEM .
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Mary Somerville. mutual disturbances only increase or diminish the excentricities of their orbits by very minute quantities ; consequently the magnitude of the sun's mass is the principal cause of the stability of the system . There is ...
Mary Somerville. mutual disturbances only increase or diminish the excentricities of their orbits by very minute quantities ; consequently the magnitude of the sun's mass is the principal cause of the stability of the system . There is ...
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