On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Stars SECTION VIII . .. 52 -- Masses of Planets that have no Satellites determined from their Perturba- tions Masses of the others obtained from the Motions of their Satel- lites Masses of the Sun , the Earth , of Jupiter and of the ...
... Stars SECTION VIII . .. 52 -- Masses of Planets that have no Satellites determined from their Perturba- tions Masses of the others obtained from the Motions of their Satel- lites Masses of the Sun , the Earth , of Jupiter and of the ...
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... Stars - - - SECTION XI . Page 71 Their Effects on the Apparent Places of the 79 - SECTION XII . Mean and Apparent Sidereal Time - Mean and Apparent Solar Time — Equation of Time - English and French Subdivisions of Time - Leap Year ...
... Stars - - - SECTION XI . Page 71 Their Effects on the Apparent Places of the 79 - SECTION XII . Mean and Apparent Sidereal Time - Mean and Apparent Solar Time — Equation of Time - English and French Subdivisions of Time - Leap Year ...
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... and Biela's Comets Velocity of Comets - The Comet of 1264 - The great Comet of 1343 Physical Constitution Shine by borrowed Light Estima- tion of their Number - - 358 The Fixed Stars ― - - SECTION XXXVI . - CONTENTS . XV.
... and Biela's Comets Velocity of Comets - The Comet of 1264 - The great Comet of 1343 Physical Constitution Shine by borrowed Light Estima- tion of their Number - - 358 The Fixed Stars ― - - SECTION XXXVI . - CONTENTS . XV.
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... Stars Binary Systems - Their Orbits and Periodic Times - Colours of the Stars Stars that have vanished - Variable Stars Variation in Sun's Light Parallax and Distances of the Fixed Stars - Masses of the Stars - Comparative Light of the ...
... Stars Binary Systems - Their Orbits and Periodic Times - Colours of the Stars Stars that have vanished - Variable Stars Variation in Sun's Light Parallax and Distances of the Fixed Stars - Masses of the Stars - Comparative Light of the ...
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... stars ; and 20,984 years to complete its tropical revolution ( N. 69 ) , or to return to the same equinox . The difference between these two periods arises from a retrograde motion in the equinoctial point , which meets the advancing ...
... stars ; and 20,984 years to complete its tropical revolution ( N. 69 ) , or to return to the same equinox . The difference between these two periods arises from a retrograde motion in the equinoctial point , which meets the advancing ...
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