On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page ix
... Solar System SECTION II . Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion - - - - 4 Nodes Great In- Equinoctial - Ecliptic- Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude - Equation of Centre - In- clination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude ...
... Solar System SECTION II . Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion - - - - 4 Nodes Great In- Equinoctial - Ecliptic- Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude - Equation of Centre - In- clination of the Orbits of Planets Celestial Latitude ...
Page x
... Solar , and Planetary Eclipses - Occulta- tions and Lunar Distances Mean Distance of the Sun from the Earth obtained from Lunar Theory - Absolute Distances of the Planets , how found - - 34 SECTION VI . Rotation - Form of the Earth and ...
... Solar , and Planetary Eclipses - Occulta- tions and Lunar Distances Mean Distance of the Sun from the Earth obtained from Lunar Theory - Absolute Distances of the Planets , how found - - 34 SECTION VI . Rotation - Form of the Earth and ...
Page xi
... Solar Time — Equation of Time - English and French Subdivisions of Time - Leap Year Christian Era Equinoctial Time - Remarkable Eras de- pending upon the Position of the Solar Perigee - Inequality of the Lengths of the Seasons in the ...
... Solar Time — Equation of Time - English and French Subdivisions of Time - Leap Year Christian Era Equinoctial Time - Remarkable Eras de- pending upon the Position of the Solar Perigee - Inequality of the Lengths of the Seasons in the ...
Page xiii
... Solar Spectrum - Defracted Spectrum 203 SECTION XXV . - - - Size and Constitution of the Sun - The Solar Spots - Intensity of the Sun's Light and Heat - The Sun's Atmosphere - His influence on the Planets Atmospheres of the Planets ...
... Solar Spectrum - Defracted Spectrum 203 SECTION XXV . - - - Size and Constitution of the Sun - The Solar Spots - Intensity of the Sun's Light and Heat - The Sun's Atmosphere - His influence on the Planets Atmospheres of the Planets ...
Page xv
... Solar Spots - Magnetism of the Atmosphere - Diamagnetism Action of Electro- Magnetism on Paramagnetic , Diamagnetic Bodies , and on Copper , very different - Proof of Diamagnetic Polarity and Induction Magne- crystallic Action - Effects ...
... Solar Spots - Magnetism of the Atmosphere - Diamagnetism Action of Electro- Magnetism on Paramagnetic , Diamagnetic Bodies , and on Copper , very different - Proof of Diamagnetic Polarity and Induction Magne- crystallic Action - Effects ...
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