On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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Page 15
... right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a ...
... right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a ...
Page 18
... right angles to the line of the nodes , and the orbit symmetrical on each side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but ...
... right angles to the line of the nodes , and the orbit symmetrical on each side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but ...
Page 29
... angle of 3o 5 ′ 30 ′′ , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... right angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were ...
... angle of 3o 5 ′ 30 ′′ , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and ... right angles . It is proved by theory , that , if these relations had only been approximate when the satellites were ...
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... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
... angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry , all the angles and sides of the triangle may be ...
Page 52
... right - angled triangle with the terrestrial radius , which is of a known length ; and , as the parallax or angle at the moon can be measured , all the angles and one side are given ; whence the distance of the moon from the centre of ...
... right - angled triangle with the terrestrial radius , which is of a known length ; and , as the parallax or angle at the moon can be measured , all the angles and one side are given ; whence the distance of the moon from the centre of ...
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