On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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... perihelion ; the inclination of the orbit to the plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of the orbit in space ; but the periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given ...
... perihelion ; the inclination of the orbit to the plane of the ecliptic , and the longitude of its ascending node : these give the position of the orbit in space ; but the periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given ...
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... perihelion ( N. 64 ) , or point nearest the sun , greater than it would be in the ellipse , which brings the planet to its aphelion ( N. 65 ) , or point farthest from the sun , before it has passed through 180 ° , as it would do if ...
... perihelion ( N. 64 ) , or point nearest the sun , greater than it would be in the ellipse , which brings the planet to its aphelion ( N. 65 ) , or point farthest from the sun , before it has passed through 180 ° , as it would do if ...
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... perihelion to its aphelion , is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that ...
... perihelion to its aphelion , is more curved than it ought to be from the effect of the disturbing forces , it falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that ...
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... perihelion , the lunar orbit is enlarged by the action of the sun ; therefore , the moon requires more time to perform her revolution . But , as the earth approaches its aphelion , the moon's orbit contracts , and less time is necessary ...
... perihelion , the lunar orbit is enlarged by the action of the sun ; therefore , the moon requires more time to perform her revolution . But , as the earth approaches its aphelion , the moon's orbit contracts , and less time is necessary ...
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... perihelion and ascending node at a given time , the periodic time of the planet , and its longitude at any instant arbitrarily assumed , as an origin from whence all its subsequent and antecedent longi- tudes are estimated . Each of ...
... perihelion and ascending node at a given time , the periodic time of the planet , and its longitude at any instant arbitrarily assumed , as an origin from whence all its subsequent and antecedent longi- tudes are estimated . Each of ...
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