On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... observed on earth with the motions that take place in the heavens : and which traces , by an uninterrupted chain of deduction from the great principle that governs the universe , the revolutions and rotations of the planets , and the ...
... observed on earth with the motions that take place in the heavens : and which traces , by an uninterrupted chain of deduction from the great principle that governs the universe , the revolutions and rotations of the planets , and the ...
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... observation , that the planets describe ellipses ( N. 24 ) , or oval paths , round the sun . Later observations show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets ...
... observation , that the planets describe ellipses ( N. 24 ) , or oval paths , round the sun . Later observations show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets ...
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... observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal times ; a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same whether it ...
... observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal times ; a circumstance which is independent of the law of the force , and would be the same whether it ...
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... observations , from those of the Chinese and Arabs down to the present day , prove that for ages the mean motions of ... observation that five times the mean motion of Saturn is nearly equal to twice that of Jupiter ; a relation ...
... observations , from those of the Chinese and Arabs down to the present day , prove that for ages the mean motions of ... observation that five times the mean motion of Saturn is nearly equal to twice that of Jupiter ; a relation ...
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... observation . The longitude is determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time ... observed , that those eclipses of the first satellite which happen when Jupiter is near conjunction ( N. 96 ) , are ...
... observation . The longitude is determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time ... observed , that those eclipses of the first satellite which happen when Jupiter is near conjunction ( N. 96 ) , are ...
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