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The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of ...
The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of ...
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But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
But , as this is also periodical , and cannot exceed 2 ° 42 ' , the terrestrial equator , which is inclined to it at an angle * of 23 ° 27 ' 28 " -29 , will never coincide with the plane of the ecliptic : so there never can be perpetual ...
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La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the ...
La Place found that the plane in question is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of nearly 1 ° 34 ' 15 " , and that , in passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the ...
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The plane of Jupiter's equator is inclined to the plane of his orbit at an angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and precession ( N. 91 ) in his equator , precisely ...
The plane of Jupiter's equator is inclined to the plane of his orbit at an angle of 3 ° 5 ' 30 " , so that the action of the sun and of the satellites themselves produces a nutation and precession ( N. 91 ) in his equator , precisely ...
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The angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 201481 , it is ...
The angle contained between the axis of the telescope and a line drawn to the true place of the star is its aberration , which varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 201481 , it is ...
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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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