On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... bodies ; for the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar ...
... bodies ; for the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar ...
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... Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying every instant , in consequence of two forces , one ...
... Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with a velocity varying every instant , in consequence of two forces , one ...
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... rest , is beyond the power of analysis . It is therefore neces- sary to estimate the disturbing action of one planet at a time , whence the celebrated problem of the three bodies , originally 10 SECT . II . ELEMENTS OF AN ORBIT .
... rest , is beyond the power of analysis . It is therefore neces- sary to estimate the disturbing action of one planet at a time , whence the celebrated problem of the three bodies , originally 10 SECT . II . ELEMENTS OF AN ORBIT .
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... bodies , which was discovered , and the elements of its orbit determined , by M. Valz , at Nimes , has a mean distance of 1.88 ; so it revolves within the zone of instability . It has a shorter periodic time than any of those previously ...
... bodies , which was discovered , and the elements of its orbit determined , by M. Valz , at Nimes , has a mean distance of 1.88 ; so it revolves within the zone of instability . It has a shorter periodic time than any of those previously ...
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... bodies submitted to their mutual attractions only , always maintains a fixed position , whence the oscillations of the system may be estimated through unlimited time . Future astronomers will know , from its im- mutability or variation ...
... bodies submitted to their mutual attractions only , always maintains a fixed position , whence the oscillations of the system may be estimated through unlimited time . Future astronomers will know , from its im- mutability or variation ...
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