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The same cause occasions the orbits of the satellites to remain nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator ( N. 87 ) , on account of which the satellites are always seen nearly in the same line ( N. 88 ) ; and the powerful action of that ...
The same cause occasions the orbits of the satellites to remain nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator ( N. 87 ) , on account of which the satellites are always seen nearly in the same line ( N. 88 ) ; and the powerful action of that ...
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... says the restorer of true philosophy , a doubt whether the face of the serene and starry heavens be seen at the instant it really exists , or not till some time later : and whether there be not , with respect to the heavenly bodies ...
... says the restorer of true philosophy , a doubt whether the face of the serene and starry heavens be seen at the instant it really exists , or not till some time later : and whether there be not , with respect to the heavenly bodies ...
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Mr. Lassell , with a powerful telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an ...
Mr. Lassell , with a powerful telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an ...
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When the moon is in opposition , and at her mean distance , the diameter of the sun would be seen from her centre under an angle of 1918 " : 1 . That of the earth would appear under an angle of 6908 " .3 .
When the moon is in opposition , and at her mean distance , the diameter of the sun would be seen from her centre under an angle of 1918 " : 1 . That of the earth would appear under an angle of 6908 " .3 .
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The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar a ...
The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar a ...
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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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