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Page 14
The inequality of this attrac ; tion is the sole cause of perturbation , and the difference between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in ...
The inequality of this attrac ; tion is the sole cause of perturbation , and the difference between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in ...
Page 88
tion good , it will verify the accuracy of modern tables , and will show to how many centuries they may be extended without the fear of error . A few examples will show the importance of the subject . At the solstices the sun is at his ...
tion good , it will verify the accuracy of modern tables , and will show to how many centuries they may be extended without the fear of error . A few examples will show the importance of the subject . At the solstices the sun is at his ...
Page 294
... and the sulphuret of barium , or Bologna stone , possess the phosphorescent property in an eminent degree . Multitudes of fish are endowed with the power of emitting tion ; > light at pleasure , no doubt to enable them 294 SECT .
... and the sulphuret of barium , or Bologna stone , possess the phosphorescent property in an eminent degree . Multitudes of fish are endowed with the power of emitting tion ; > light at pleasure , no doubt to enable them 294 SECT .
Page 454
... and , as the swiftness of the motion and the quantity of heat received vary in the same proportion , a compensation takes place . NOTE 145 , p . 76. In an ellipsoid of revoluA P W Fig . 36 . tion , fig . 1 , 454 PHYSICAL SCIENCES .
... and , as the swiftness of the motion and the quantity of heat received vary in the same proportion , a compensation takes place . NOTE 145 , p . 76. In an ellipsoid of revoluA P W Fig . 36 . tion , fig . 1 , 454 PHYSICAL SCIENCES .
Page 455
36 . tion , fig . 1 , the polar diameter N S , and every diameter in the equator q E Qe , are permanent axes of rotation , but the rotation would be unstable about any other . Were the earth to begin to rotate about C a , the angular ...
36 . tion , fig . 1 , the polar diameter N S , and every diameter in the equator q E Qe , are permanent axes of rotation , but the rotation would be unstable about any other . Were the earth to begin to rotate about C a , the angular ...
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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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