Mechanism of the HeavensJ. Murray, 1831 - 621 pages |
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Page vii
... particle of matter placed without the surface of a hollow sphere is attracted by it in the same manner as if its mass , or the whole matter it contains , were collected in its centre . The same is therefore true of a solid sphere which ...
... particle of matter placed without the surface of a hollow sphere is attracted by it in the same manner as if its mass , or the whole matter it contains , were collected in its centre . The same is therefore true of a solid sphere which ...
Page ix
... particle acts on particle according to the same law when at sensible dis- tances from each other . If the sun acted on the centre of the earth without attracting each of its particles , the tides would be very much greater than they now ...
... particle acts on particle according to the same law when at sensible dis- tances from each other . If the sun acted on the centre of the earth without attracting each of its particles , the tides would be very much greater than they now ...
Page x
... particles and each of the particles in the prominent mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable distur- bances in the motions of both bodies . For , the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a ...
... particles and each of the particles in the prominent mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable distur- bances in the motions of both bodies . For , the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a ...
Page xviii
... particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . Although the two first satellites sensibly move in circles , they acquire a small ellipticity from the dis- turbances they experience . The orbits of the satellites do not retain a ...
... particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . Although the two first satellites sensibly move in circles , they acquire a small ellipticity from the dis- turbances they experience . The orbits of the satellites do not retain a ...
Page xxiii
... that if a fluid mass of homogeneous matter , whose particles attract each other in- versely as the square of the distance , were to c 2 PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . xxiii lution, and advance during the smaller, perform their ...
... that if a fluid mass of homogeneous matter , whose particles attract each other in- versely as the square of the distance , were to c 2 PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . xxiii lution, and advance during the smaller, perform their ...
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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