On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... nearly approaching to circles , whose planes , slightly inclined to the ecliptic , cut it in straight lines , passing through the centre of the sun ( N. 58 ) . The orbits of the recently - discovered planets deviate more from the ...
... nearly approaching to circles , whose planes , slightly inclined to the ecliptic , cut it in straight lines , passing through the centre of the sun ( N. 58 ) . The orbits of the recently - discovered planets deviate more from the ...
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... nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon the intensity of the primitive mo- mentum ( N. 59 ) of the planets , and the ratio of their ...
... nearly equal to their simultaneous and joint effect . On account of the reciprocal action of matter , the stability of the system depends upon the intensity of the primitive mo- mentum ( N. 59 ) of the planets , and the ratio of their ...
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... nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides may be represented by supposing a planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This ...
... nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides may be represented by supposing a planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This ...
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... of large numbers , it is assumed to be the unit of distance ; hence the mean distance of Mars is 1.52369 , or 1.5 nearly , that of the earth being = 1 . orbit is , no doubt , as stable as that SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
... of large numbers , it is assumed to be the unit of distance ; hence the mean distance of Mars is 1.52369 , or 1.5 nearly , that of the earth being = 1 . orbit is , no doubt , as stable as that SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
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... nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one another in ...
... nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one another in ...
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