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Page 10
... elements is requisite for ascertaining all the circumstances of undisturbed elliptical motion . By such means it is found that the paths of the planets , when their mutual disturbances are omitted , are ellipses nearly approaching ...
... elements is requisite for ascertaining all the circumstances of undisturbed elliptical motion . By such means it is found that the paths of the planets , when their mutual disturbances are omitted , are ellipses nearly approaching ...
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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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An uncompensated portion of the direct motion , arising from this cause , conspires with that already impressed by the radial force , and in some cases even nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides ...
An uncompensated portion of the direct motion , arising from this cause , conspires with that already impressed by the radial force , and in some cases even nearly doubles the direct motion of these points . The motion of the apsides ...
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... 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 . a saw . SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
... 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 . a saw . SECT . III . 21 STABILITY OF SYSTEM .
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La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of 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 ...
La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of 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 ...
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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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