On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 12
... cause of the stability of the system . There is not in the physical world a more splendid example of the adaptation of means to the accomplish- ment of an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these forces , at once the cause ...
... cause of the stability of the system . There is not in the physical world a more splendid example of the adaptation of means to the accomplish- ment of an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these forces , at once the cause ...
Page 13
... cause of the Periodic In- equalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the ...
... cause of the Periodic In- equalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form and Position of the Orbit in its own Plane Radial Force the cause of Variations in the Planet's Distance from the Sun It combines with the ...
Page 14
... cause of perturbation , and the difference between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in intensity and direction with every change in the ...
... cause of perturbation , and the difference between the disturbing planet's action on the sun and on the disturbed planet constitutes the disturbing force , which consequently varies in intensity and direction with every change in the ...
Page 15
... cause of periodical changes of small extent in the distance of the planet from the sun . It has already been shown , that the force pro- ducing perfectly elliptical motion varies inversely as the square of SECT . III . 15 DISTURBING FORCES ...
... cause of periodical changes of small extent in the distance of the planet from the sun . It has already been shown , that the force pro- ducing perfectly elliptical motion varies inversely as the square of SECT . III . 15 DISTURBING FORCES ...
Page 16
... cause the body to move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed ...
... cause the body to move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed ...
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