On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet ...
... angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet ...
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... angle * of 23 ° 27 ′ 28 ′′ -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual spring ( N. 79 ) . The rotation of the earth is uniform ; therefore day and night , summer and winter , will continue ...
... angle * of 23 ° 27 ′ 28 ′′ -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual spring ( N. 79 ) . The rotation of the earth is uniform ; therefore day and night , summer and winter , will continue ...
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... angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one ...
... angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one ...
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... angle of 3o 5 ′ 30 ′′ , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were first ...
... angle of 3o 5 ′ 30 ′′ , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were first ...
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... angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " -481 , it is ...
... angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " -481 , it is ...
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