On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages , sufficiently to derange the whole order of nature ...
... appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages , sufficiently to derange the whole order of nature ...
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... appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself ...
... appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself ...
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... appears from observa- tion that the mean motion of the first satellite , plus twice that of the third , is equal to three times that of the second ; and that the mean longitude of the first satellite , minus three times that of the ...
... appears from observa- tion that the mean motion of the first satellite , plus twice that of the third , is equal to three times that of the second ; and that the mean longitude of the first satellite , minus three times that of the ...
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... appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the excentricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with the Acceleration , so that both ...
... appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the excentricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with the Acceleration , so that both ...
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... appears , resembles a string of pearls surrounding the dark edge of the moon ; it is occasioned by the sun's rays passing between the tops of the lunar mountains : it occurs likewise in annular eclipses . A phenomenon altogether ...
... appears , resembles a string of pearls surrounding the dark edge of the moon ; it is occasioned by the sun's rays passing between the tops of the lunar mountains : it occurs likewise in annular eclipses . A phenomenon altogether ...
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