On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 5
... according to the same law that their primaries do to the sun . Thus , by the law of action and reaction , each body is itself the centre of an attractive force ex- tending indefinitely in space , causing all the mutual disturbances ...
... according to the same law that their primaries do to the sun . Thus , by the law of action and reaction , each body is itself the centre of an attractive force ex- tending indefinitely in space , causing all the mutual disturbances ...
Page 9
... according as the planet is south or north of that plane . When the planet is in the plane of the ecliptic , its latitude is zero ; it is then said to be in its nodes ( N. 55 ) . The ascending node is that point in the ecliptic through ...
... according as the planet is south or north of that plane . When the planet is in the plane of the ecliptic , its latitude is zero ; it is then said to be in its nodes ( N. 55 ) . The ascending node is that point in the ecliptic through ...
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... according to the position of the disturbing body . All such changes , being accomplished in short periods , some in a few months , others in years , or in hundreds of years , are denominated periodic inequalities . The inequalities of ...
... according to the position of the disturbing body . All such changes , being accomplished in short periods , some in a few months , others in years , or in hundreds of years , are denominated periodic inequalities . The inequalities of ...
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... according to the relative positions of the two planets with regard to the sun , considered to be fixed . By this action , it sometimes makes the plane of the orbit of the disturbed body tend to coin- cide with the plane of the ecliptic ...
... according to the relative positions of the two planets with regard to the sun , considered to be fixed . By this action , it sometimes makes the plane of the orbit of the disturbed body tend to coin- cide with the plane of the ecliptic ...
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... according to theory , the radial disturbing force should permanently alter the dimensions of all the orbits , and the periodic times of all the planets , to a certain degree . For example , the masses of all the planets revolving within ...
... according to theory , the radial disturbing force should permanently alter the dimensions of all the orbits , and the periodic times of all the planets , to a certain degree . For example , the masses of all the planets revolving within ...
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