On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... 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 Earth if deranged Its Density and mean Depth - Internal Structure of the Earth ...
... 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 Earth if deranged Its Density and mean Depth - Internal Structure of the Earth ...
Page xiii
... Axes of Crystals - M. Fresnel's Disco- veries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis Polarization by Reflection - Page 179 SECTION XXII . ― - Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime The ...
... Axes of Crystals - M. Fresnel's Disco- veries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis Polarization by Reflection - Page 179 SECTION XXII . ― - Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime The ...
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... axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its centre of gravity , all ...
... axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere at rest in space receive an impulse passing through its centre of gravity , all ...
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... axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet de- scribed a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the periodic time unaltered , be- cause the planet would arrive at the ...
... axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet de- scribed a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the periodic time unaltered , be- cause the planet would arrive at the ...
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... axis , and is at its maximum ninety degrees ( N. 50 ) distant from these points , or in quadratures ( N. 51 ) , where it measures the excen- tricity ( N. 52 ) of the orbit ; so that the place of the planet in its elliptical orbit is ...
... axis , and is at its maximum ninety degrees ( N. 50 ) distant from these points , or in quadratures ( N. 51 ) , where it measures the excen- tricity ( N. 52 ) of the orbit ; so that the place of the planet in its elliptical orbit is ...
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