On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 27
... diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity of prominent matter at his equator must soon have given the circular form observed in the orbits of the first and second satellites , which its ...
... diameter exceeds his polar diameter by no less than 6000 miles ; the immense quantity of prominent matter at his equator must soon have given the circular form observed in the orbits of the first and second satellites , which its ...
Page 29
... diameters of the satellites are too small to be measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis . ยท A singular law obtains among the mean motions ...
... diameters of the satellites are too small to be measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis . ยท A singular law obtains among the mean motions ...
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... diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 30.05 . It is proved analytically , that , if a fluid mass of homogeneous matter , whose particles attract each other inversely as the squares of the distance , were to 38 SECT . V ...
... diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 30.05 . It is proved analytically , that , if a fluid mass of homogeneous matter , whose particles attract each other inversely as the squares of the distance , were to 38 SECT . V ...
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... 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 , decrease by the same ...
... 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 , decrease by the same ...
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... 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 , is to the duration of a synodic revolution ( N. 113 ) of the moon as 223 to 19. So ...
... 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 , is to the duration of a synodic revolution ( N. 113 ) of the moon as 223 to 19. So ...
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