Mechanism of the HeavensJ. Murray, 1831 - 621 pages |
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... rest , or moving uniformly in space . It is computed that had the earth received its motion from a single impulse , such impulse must have passed through a point about twenty - five miles X PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION .
... rest , or moving uniformly in space . It is computed that had the earth received its motion from a single impulse , such impulse must have passed through a point about twenty - five miles X PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION .
Page xviii
... computed for Greenwich or any other fixed meridian , gives the difference of the meri- dians in time , and consequently the longitude of the place of observation . It has required all the refinements of modern instruments to render the ...
... computed for Greenwich or any other fixed meridian , gives the difference of the meri- dians in time , and consequently the longitude of the place of observation . It has required all the refinements of modern instruments to render the ...
Page xxi
... computed back for the instant of the eclipse from modern observations , shows that the moon performs her revolution round the earth more rapidly and in a shorter time now , than she did formerly ; and that the acceleration in her mean ...
... computed back for the instant of the eclipse from modern observations , shows that the moon performs her revolution round the earth more rapidly and in a shorter time now , than she did formerly ; and that the acceleration in her mean ...
Page xxiii
... computed from theory , with the same given by observation , shows that the compression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and equatorial diameter to the diameter of the equator is 30.05 . It ...
... computed from theory , with the same given by observation , shows that the compression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and equatorial diameter to the diameter of the equator is 30.05 . It ...
Page xxiv
... computed for Greenwich in the Nautical Al- manack , gives the longitude of the observer within a few miles . The accuracy of that work is obviously of extreme importance to a maritime nation ; we have reason to hope that the new ...
... computed for Greenwich in the Nautical Al- manack , gives the longitude of the observer within a few miles . The accuracy of that work is obviously of extreme importance to a maritime nation ; we have reason to hope that the new ...
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A₁ action angle ascending node attraction axes axis B₁ becomes c'mv centre of gravity centrifugal force co-ordinates coefficients comets computed conic sections consequently cosines curve density depending determined differential direction disturbing forces dR dR dt dt earth eccentricity ecliptic elements epoch equal equilibrium equinoxes expression fixed plane fluid functions give hence inclination indefinitely small integral Jupiter latitude mass mean anomaly mean distance mean longitude mean motion moon moon's move nearly observation omitted orbit of Jupiter oscillations parallax particle perigee perihelion periodic inequalities perturbations planets preceding equation preceding values radius vector ratio regard rotation satellites Saturn secular inequalities secular variations sidereal sine spheroid square substituted surface system of bodies terrestrial theory tion true longitude Uranus velocity whence zero