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... Motion Equinoctial - Ecliptic -- Equinoxes — Mean and True Longitude - Equation of Centre — Inclination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great Inclination of ...
... Motion Equinoctial - Ecliptic -- Equinoxes — Mean and True Longitude - Equation of Centre — Inclination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great Inclination of ...
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Influence of Temperature on Vegetation — Vegetation varies with the Latitude and Height above the Sea - Geographical Distribution of Land Plants - Distribution of Marine Plants – Corallines , Shell - fish , Reptiles , Insects , Birds ...
Influence of Temperature on Vegetation — Vegetation varies with the Latitude and Height above the Sea - Geographical Distribution of Land Plants - Distribution of Marine Plants – Corallines , Shell - fish , Reptiles , Insects , Birds ...
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There is , however , a certain mean ( N. 12 ) latitude ( N. 13 ) , or part of the earth intermediate between the pole and the equator , where the attraction of the earth on bodies at its surface is the same as if it were a sphere ...
There is , however , a certain mean ( N. 12 ) latitude ( N. 13 ) , or part of the earth intermediate between the pole and the equator , where the attraction of the earth on bodies at its surface is the same as if it were a sphere ...
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... and True Motion Equinoctial Ecliptic Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude Equation of Centre — Inclination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes - Elements of an Orbit Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great Inclination of ...
... and True Motion Equinoctial Ecliptic Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude Equation of Centre — Inclination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude Nodes - Elements of an Orbit Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great Inclination of ...
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When the planet is in the plane of the ecliptic , its latitude is zero ; it is then said to be in its nodes ( N. 55 ) . The ascending node is that point in the ecliptic through which the planet passes in going from the southern to the ...
When the planet is in the plane of the ecliptic , its latitude is zero ; it is then said to be in its nodes ( N. 55 ) . The ascending node is that point in the ecliptic through which the planet passes in going from the southern to the ...
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