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... and of the Jovial System Mass of the Moon - Real Diameters of Planets , how obtained - Size of Sun , Densities of the Heavenly Bodies — Formation of Astronomical Tables — Requisite Data and Means of obtaining them 55 SECTION IX .
... and of the Jovial System Mass of the Moon - Real Diameters of Planets , how obtained - Size of Sun , Densities of the Heavenly Bodies — Formation of Astronomical Tables — Requisite Data and Means of obtaining them 55 SECTION IX .
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... globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets , and make the diameter ( Note 1 ) of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale by which he may ascend to the starry firmament .
... globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets , and make the diameter ( Note 1 ) of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale by which he may ascend to the starry firmament .
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The diameter of Mars , on the other side of the small planets , is 4546 miles , and that of the earth 7925 } miles , so that the telescopic group are too minute to disturb the others . M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability ...
The diameter of Mars , on the other side of the small planets , is 4546 miles , and that of the earth 7925 } miles , so that the telescopic group are too minute to disturb the others . M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability ...
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... nearly 100,000 times less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ...
... nearly 100,000 times less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ...
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Although the apparent diameters of the satellites are too small to be measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis .
Although the apparent diameters of the satellites are too small to be measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis .
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2013 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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