 Mariners 6 and 7 have been used to obtain values for the ratio of the mass of the Earth to that of the Moon which are in substantial agreement with those determined from other Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft.  Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Societyby Royal Astronomical Society - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 720 pages
...year, 2* and, by division, g • R' S ' 4»» . a" R, g, T, and a, are known by observation, therefore the ratio of the mass of the Earth to that of the Sun may be found from this expression. The sine of the solar parallax at the mean distance of the sun from... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1853 - 960 pages
...2634. The arithmetical operations being executed, the ratio of the masses will be determined. 2636. To determine the ratio of the mass of the earth to that of the sun. — Since the earth has a satellite, this problem will be solved by the method given in 2635. If r... | |
 | Auguste Comte - 1853 - 562 pages
...before well known, which expresses the sun's action upon the earth, to find immediately the relation of the mass of the earth to that of the sun. With regard to every other planet, on the contrary, it must be the estimate of its mass which would yield... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1854 - 894 pages
...£084. The arithmetical operations being executed, the ratio of the masses will be determined. 2636. To determine the. ratio of the mass of the earth to that of the sun. — Since the earth h;is a satellite, this problem will be solved by the method given in 2635. If r... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1858 - 912 pages
...determining the ratio ef the maMws of all plants which hare satellites to the mass of U>e sun 282 ttt To determine the ratio of the mass of the earth to that of the sun.. 282 3B*. To dflterrntne the masses of planet* which bare no satellites 282 3Bt )Caj« of Mars estimated... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1860 - 614 pages
...179-024 which being substituted, and the operations executed, gives ^7=357500. This quantity, as showing the ratio of the mass of the earth to that .of the sun, is not strictly the true amount, but is sufficiently close as an illustration of the method. The true... | |
 | 1867 - 354 pages
...semi-axis major of the Lunar Orbit, that is, the semi-axis major, as deduced from the mean sidereal time of revolution of the Moon. In the second paper...value of ~ is employed to determine the ratio of the Moon or the Earth to that of the Sun. With the ratio thus found, the length of the seconds pendulum,... | |
 | Royal Astronomical Society - 1867 - 668 pages
...semi-axis major of the Lunar Orbit, that is, the semi-axis major, as deduced from the mean sidereal time of revolution of the Moon. In the second paper...value of — is employed to determine the ratio of the Moon or the Earth to that of the Sun. With the ratio thus found, the length of the seconds pendulum,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1869 - 528 pages
...deducting one-tenth for opes, at 2*. 3irf. per dozen yards, room paper being 21 inches wide. 5. What is the ratio of the mass of the earth to that of the moon, their diameters being 7,912 miles and 2,160 miles respectively? Bookkeeping — 1. Name and describe... | |
 | George Farrer Rodwell - 1871 - 620 pages
...arc from which it is deduced, is 41,708,710 feet." Density of the EarUi. The number which expresses the ratio of the mass of the earth to that of the same bulk of water. To determine the mean density of the earth is to find an answer to the question,... | |
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