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SECTION X. Rotation of the Earth invariable · Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature - · Earth originally in a state of Fusion - Length of Day constant Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
SECTION X. Rotation of the Earth invariable · Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature - · Earth originally in a state of Fusion - Length of Day constant Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
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These are , the length of the major axis , and the excentricity , which determine the form of the orbit ; the longitude of the planet when at its least distance from the sun , called the longitude of the perihelion ; the inclination of ...
These are , the length of the major axis , and the excentricity , which determine the form of the orbit ; the longitude of the planet when at its least distance from the sun , called the longitude of the perihelion ; the inclination of ...
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And , as it is certain that the length of the major axes and the mean motions are not permanently changed by any other power whatever , it may be concluded that they are invariable . With the exception of these two elements , it appears ...
And , as it is certain that the length of the major axes and the mean motions are not permanently changed by any other power whatever , it may be concluded that they are invariable . With the exception of these two elements , it appears ...
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It is found that during this time their mutual action is such as to produce a great many perturbations which compensate each other , but that there still remains a portion outstanding , owing to the length of time during which the ...
It is found that during this time their mutual action is such as to produce a great many perturbations which compensate each other , but that there still remains a portion outstanding , owing to the length of time during which the ...
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It is easy to show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that the increase in the length of the radii ( N. 123 ) , the decrease of gravitation , and the increase in the length of the arcs of the meridian , corresponding to ...
It is easy to show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that the increase in the length of the radii ( N. 123 ) , the decrease of gravitation , and the increase in the length of the arcs of the meridian , corresponding to ...
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