Mechanism of the HeavensJ. Murray, 1831 - 621 pages |
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Page xxi
... perigee , are subject to very remarkable variations . From an eclipse observed at Babylon by the Chaldeans , on the 19th of March , seven hundred and twenty - one years before the Christian era , the place of the moon is known from that ...
... perigee , are subject to very remarkable variations . From an eclipse observed at Babylon by the Chaldeans , on the 19th of March , seven hundred and twenty - one years before the Christian era , the place of the moon is known from that ...
Page xxii
... motion in the nodes and perigee of the lunar orbit ; the former , though they recede during the greater part of the moon's revo- lution , and advance during the smaller , perform their xxii PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION .
... motion in the nodes and perigee of the lunar orbit ; the former , though they recede during the greater part of the moon's revo- lution , and advance during the smaller , perform their xxii PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION .
Page xxiii
... perigee ; and it consequently appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the eccen- tricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with ...
... perigee ; and it consequently appears , from theory as well as observation , that both these elements are subject to a secular inequality , arising from the variation in the eccen- tricity of the earth's orbit , which connects them with ...
Page xxxi
... perigee and nodes of her orbit . Even Jupiter , the largest of the planets , is 1070.5 times less than the sun . The mass of the moon is determined from four different sources , -from her action on the terrestrial equator , which ...
... perigee and nodes of her orbit . Even Jupiter , the largest of the planets , is 1070.5 times less than the sun . The mass of the moon is determined from four different sources , -from her action on the terrestrial equator , which ...
Page xxxix
... perigee of its orbit , which accomplishes a tro- pical revolution in 20935 years . In the year 1250 of our era , and 29653 years before it , the perigee coincided with the sum- mer solstice ; at both these periods the earth was nearer ...
... perigee of its orbit , which accomplishes a tro- pical revolution in 20935 years . In the year 1250 of our era , and 29653 years before it , the perigee coincided with the sum- mer solstice ; at both these periods the earth was nearer ...
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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