 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1885 - 862 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...make it pretty certain (to use his own language) that " ineqnali' ties in the lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of grav'itation. really exist,... | |
 | 1884 - 652 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1884 - 668 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | 1884 - 412 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the Moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | 1884 - 414 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the Moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | 1884 - 660 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1885 - 860 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...the theory of grav' itation. really exist, and in sucli a way that the mean motion of ' the moon between 1800 and 1875 was really less (ie, slower) 'than... | |
 | 1885 - 900 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and occultations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...lunar motions, " not accounted for by the theory of gravitation, really exist, and in "such a way that the mean motion of the moon between 1800 and 1875... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1885 - 874 pages
...investigation of all the observed transits, together with all the available eclipses and Decollations of stars, tends rather to establish the sensible constancy...make it pretty certain (to use his own language) that "Jneqnali'ties in the lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of grav' itation. really exist,... | |
 | Roderick Henry Smith - 1885 - 206 pages
...the earth is growing slower, owing to the friction caused by the trade winds and the tidal wave. " Inequalities in the lunar motions, not accounted for by the theory of gravitation," says Professor Newcomb, " really exist, and in such a way that the mean motion of the... | |
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... present time, the most effective tests suggested are from the transits of Mercury and from the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites. On the whole, the result of Professor Newcomb's elaborate and exhaustive investigation of all the observed transits, together... 