On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
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... and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane - Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the Tangential Force to produce the Secular Variations ...
... and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane - Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the Tangential Force to produce the Secular Variations ...
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... attributed by Sir Charles Lyell to the Operation of existing Causes Three principal Axes of Rotation Position of the Axis of Rotation on the Surface of the Earth invariable - Ocean not sufficient to restore the Equilibrium of the ...
... attributed by Sir Charles Lyell to the Operation of existing Causes Three principal Axes of Rotation Position of the Axis of Rotation on the Surface of the Earth invariable - Ocean not sufficient to restore the Equilibrium of the ...
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Its distance from the sun ( N. 56 ) must also be known ; and , for the complete determination of its elliptical motion , the nature and position of its orbit must be ascertained by observation . This depends upon seven quantities ...
Its distance from the sun ( N. 56 ) must also be known ; and , for the complete determination of its elliptical motion , the nature and position of its orbit must be ascertained by observation . This depends upon seven quantities ...
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At one time it is drawn above the plane of its orbit , at another time below it , according to the position of the disturbing ... likewise by the disturbing energy of the planets , are entirely independent of their relative positions .
At one time it is drawn above the plane of its orbit , at another time below it , according to the position of the disturbing ... likewise by the disturbing energy of the planets , are entirely independent of their relative positions .
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a the orbits return to the same positions relatively to one another and to the plane of the ecliptic . ... and now on the other , whilst the ellipse itself is slowly , but perpetually , changing both in form and position .
a the orbits return to the same positions relatively to one another and to the plane of the ecliptic . ... and now on the other , whilst the ellipse itself is slowly , but perpetually , changing both in form and position .
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