On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a * The obliquity given in the text is for the year 1858 . given time , by the projection of its radius vector ...
... determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a * The obliquity given in the text is for the year 1858 . given time , by the projection of its radius vector ...
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... determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time instantaneously by means of electricity from one place to another , since it obviates the errors of clocks and chronometers . The eclipses of Jupiter's ...
... determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time instantaneously by means of electricity from one place to another , since it obviates the errors of clocks and chronometers . The eclipses of Jupiter's ...
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... determined to be 13d 11h 7m 12-6 and 8d 16h 56m 288.6 respectively . The orbits of both seem to have an inclination of about 101.2 to the plane of the ecliptic . The two interior satellites are so faint and small , and so near the edge ...
... determined to be 13d 11h 7m 12-6 and 8d 16h 56m 288.6 respectively . The orbits of both seem to have an inclination of about 101.2 to the plane of the ecliptic . The two interior satellites are so faint and small , and so near the edge ...
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... determined from it Lunar , Solar , and Planetary Eclipses · Occulta- tions and Lunar Distances Mean Distance of the Sun from the Earth obtained from Lunar Theory Absolute Distances of the Planets , how found . - OUR constant companion ...
... determined from it Lunar , Solar , and Planetary Eclipses · Occulta- tions and Lunar Distances Mean Distance of the Sun from the Earth obtained from Lunar Theory Absolute Distances of the Planets , how found . - OUR constant companion ...
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... determined by occultations of stars , and by lunar distances . In consequence of the retrograde motion of the nodes of the lunar orbit , at the rate of 3 ' 10 " -64 daily , these points make a tour of the heavens in a little more than ...
... determined by occultations of stars , and by lunar distances . In consequence of the retrograde motion of the nodes of the lunar orbit , at the rate of 3 ' 10 " -64 daily , these points make a tour of the heavens in a little more than ...
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