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Rotation of the Sun and Planets Saturn's Rings โ Periods of the Rotation of the Moon and other Satellites equal to the Periods of their Revolutions ยท Form of Lunar Spheroid โ Libration , Aspect , and Constitution of the Moon โ Rotation ...
Rotation of the Sun and Planets Saturn's Rings โ Periods of the Rotation of the Moon and other Satellites equal to the Periods of their Revolutions ยท Form of Lunar Spheroid โ Libration , Aspect , and Constitution of the Moon โ Rotation ...
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The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
The earth may , therefore , be regarded as the centre of a force which extends to the moon ; and , as experience shows that the action and reaction of matter are equal and contrary ( N. 19 ) , the moon must attract the earth with an ...
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... 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 its parts will move with an equal velocity ...
... 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 its parts will move with an equal velocity ...
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The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet described a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the ...
The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet described a circle ( N. 43 ) round the sun at its mean distance , the motion would be uniform , and the ...
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... on the general mechanical principle , that the sum of any number of small oscillations is nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon ...
... on the general mechanical principle , that the sum of any number of small oscillations is nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon ...
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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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