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It is true , part of this secular change in the inclination is compensated by the revolution of the disturbing body , whose motion has not hitherto been taken into the account , so that perturbation compensates ...
It is true , part of this secular change in the inclination is compensated by the revolution of the disturbing body , whose motion has not hitherto been taken into the account , so that perturbation compensates ...
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manent change is effected in the inclination , which is not compensated till the nodes have accomplished a complete revolution . The changes in the inclination are extremely minute ( N. 75 ) , compared with the motion of the nodes ...
manent change is effected in the inclination , which is not compensated till the nodes have accomplished a complete revolution . The changes in the inclination are extremely minute ( N. 75 ) , compared with the motion of the nodes ...
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With the exception of these two elements , it appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages ...
With the exception of these two elements , it appears that all the bodies are in motion , and every orbit in a state of perpetual change . Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages ...
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position of their orbits , while the orbits of the lesser might undergo unlimited changes . M. Le Verrier has applied this to the solar system , and has found that the orbits of all the larger planets will for ever maintain an ...
position of their orbits , while the orbits of the lesser might undergo unlimited changes . M. Le Verrier has applied this to the solar system , and has found that the orbits of all the larger planets will for ever maintain an ...
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... always remain parallel to itself , whatever changes time may induce in the orbits of the planets , in the plane of the ecliptic , or even in the law of gravitation ; provided only that our system remains unconnected with any other .
... always remain parallel to itself , whatever changes time may induce in the orbits of the planets , in the plane of the ecliptic , or even in the law of gravitation ; provided only that our system remains unconnected with any other .
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2013 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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