On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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... Excentricity and Inclination of Lunar Orbit invariable Acceleration Secular Variation in Nodes and Perigee - Motion of Nodes and Perigee inseparably connected with the Acceleration Nutation of Lunar Orbit - Form and Internal Structure ...
... Excentricity and Inclination of Lunar Orbit invariable Acceleration Secular Variation in Nodes and Perigee - Motion of Nodes and Perigee inseparably connected with the Acceleration Nutation of Lunar Orbit - Form and Internal Structure ...
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... Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ; attri- buted by Sir Charles Lyell to the ...
... Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ; attri- buted by Sir Charles Lyell to the ...
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... excentricity of every orbit are in a state of perpetual but slow change . These effects result from the disturbing action of all the planets on each . But , as it is only necessary to estimate the disturbing influence of one body at a ...
... excentricity of every orbit are in a state of perpetual but slow change . These effects result from the disturbing action of all the planets on each . But , as it is only necessary to estimate the disturbing influence of one body at a ...
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... excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ought to be , the path of the planet falls without its elliptical orbit ( N. 66 ) , and the excentricity is increased ; during ...
... excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ought to be , the path of the planet falls without its elliptical orbit ( N. 66 ) , and the excentricity is increased ; during ...
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... excentricity and the motion of the major axis . The nodes and inclinations vary simultaneously ; their periods are the same , and very great . The nodes of Jupiter's orbit , from the action of Saturn alone , require 36,261 years to ...
... excentricity and the motion of the major axis . The nodes and inclinations vary simultaneously ; their periods are the same , and very great . The nodes of Jupiter's orbit , from the action of Saturn alone , require 36,261 years to ...
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