On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... side of its path , and now on the other , whilst the ellipse itself is slowly , but per- petually , changing both in form and position . The periodic inequalities are merely transient deviations of a planet from its path , the most ...
... side of its path , and now on the other , whilst the ellipse itself is slowly , but per- petually , changing both in form and position . The periodic inequalities are merely transient deviations of a planet from its path , the most ...
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... side of the disturbing force . For it is clear , that if the motion be accelerated through a certain space , and then retarded through as much , the motion at the end of the time will be the same as if no change had taken place . But ...
... side of the disturbing force . For it is clear , that if the motion be accelerated through a certain space , and then retarded through as much , the motion at the end of the time will be the same as if no change had taken place . But ...
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... side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but , when the disturbing planet is so situated that the orbit of the disturbed ...
... side of the disturbing force , the average motion of these points , after a revolution of the disturbed body , is retrograde , and comparatively rapid : but , when the disturbing planet is so situated that the orbit of the disturbed ...
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... side of the small planets , is 4546 miles , and that of the earth 7925 miles , so that the telescopic group are too minute to disturb the others . M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability between Venus and the sun , on the border ...
... side of the small planets , is 4546 miles , and that of the earth 7925 miles , so that the telescopic group are too minute to disturb the others . M. Le Verrier found another zone of instability between Venus and the sun , on the border ...
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... side of the sun , and all three in the same straight line , they are then said to be in conjunction ( N. 83 ) . Now , if they begin to move at the same time , one making exactly five revolutions in its orbit while the other only ...
... side of the sun , and all three in the same straight line , they are then said to be in conjunction ( N. 83 ) . Now , if they begin to move at the same time , one making exactly five revolutions in its orbit while the other only ...
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