On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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Page 54
... Uranus is no less than nineteen , and Neptune thirty times farther . Situate on the verge of the system , the sun must appear from Uranus not much larger than Venus does to us , and from Neptune as a star of the fifth magnitude . The ...
... Uranus is no less than nineteen , and Neptune thirty times farther . Situate on the verge of the system , the sun must appear from Uranus not much larger than Venus does to us , and from Neptune as a star of the fifth magnitude . The ...
Page 60
... Uranus have already been twice constructed within the last thirty years , and the tables of Jupiter and Saturn agrée almost perfectly with modern observation . The following prediction will be found in the sixth edition of this book ...
... Uranus have already been twice constructed within the last thirty years , and the tables of Jupiter and Saturn agrée almost perfectly with modern observation . The following prediction will be found in the sixth edition of this book ...
Page 61
... Uranus , the discrepancies may reveal the existence , nay , even the mass and orbit , of a body placed for ever beyond the sphere of vision . ” * That prediction has been fulfilled since the seventh edition of this book was published ...
... Uranus , the discrepancies may reveal the existence , nay , even the mass and orbit , of a body placed for ever beyond the sphere of vision . ” * That prediction has been fulfilled since the seventh edition of this book was published ...
Page 62
... Uranus , otherwise it would have disturbed the motions of Saturn . Another circumstance tended to lessen the difficulty ; the latitude of Uranus was not much affected , therefore it was con- cluded that the inclination of the orbit of ...
... Uranus , otherwise it would have disturbed the motions of Saturn . Another circumstance tended to lessen the difficulty ; the latitude of Uranus was not much affected , therefore it was con- cluded that the inclination of the orbit of ...
Page 63
... Uranus to Nep- tune , whose perturbations may reveal the existence of a planet still further removed , which may for ever remain beyond the reach of telescopic vision - yet its mass , the form and position of its orbit , and all the ...
... Uranus to Nep- tune , whose perturbations may reveal the existence of a planet still further removed , which may for ever remain beyond the reach of telescopic vision - yet its mass , the form and position of its orbit , and all the ...
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