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... less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity ...
... less than that of Jupiter ; and as the compression of Jupiter's spheroid is so great , in consequence of his rapid rotation , that his equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity ...
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... with the same given by observation , shows that the compression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and the equatorial diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 303.03 .
... with the same given by observation , shows that the compression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and the equatorial diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 303.03 .
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His equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by about 6000 miles . The phases ( N. 109 ) of the moon , which vary from a slender silvery crescent soon after conjunction , to a complete circular disc of light in opposition ...
His equatorial diameter exceeds his polar diameter by about 6000 miles . The phases ( N. 109 ) of the moon , which vary from a slender silvery crescent soon after conjunction , to a complete circular disc of light in opposition ...
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The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar orbit ...
The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar orbit ...
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changes her apparent diameter , and may augment or diminish the apparent distances of the centres of the sun and moon , so that an eclipse of the sun may occur to the inhabitants of one country , and not to those of another .
changes her apparent diameter , and may augment or diminish the apparent distances of the centres of the sun and moon , so that an eclipse of the sun may occur to the inhabitants of one country , and not to those of another .
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