On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 20
... direction . These secure the perpetual stability of the solar system ( N. 77 ) . However , at the time that the stability was proved by La Grange and La Place , the telescopic planets between Mars and Jupiter had not been disco- vered ...
... direction . These secure the perpetual stability of the solar system ( N. 77 ) . However , at the time that the stability was proved by La Grange and La Place , the telescopic planets between Mars and Jupiter had not been disco- vered ...
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... direction for un- known ages . This rotation , which seems to be highly probable , may even have been coeval with its creation . Such a vortex would have no effect on bodies moving with it , but it would influence the motions of those ...
... direction for un- known ages . This rotation , which seems to be highly probable , may even have been coeval with its creation . Such a vortex would have no effect on bodies moving with it , but it would influence the motions of those ...
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... direction of the rays which proceed from them . Were light propagated instantaneously , every object , whether at rest or in motion , would appear in the direction of these rays ; but , as light takes some time to travel , we see ...
... direction of the rays which proceed from them . Were light propagated instantaneously , every object , whether at rest or in motion , would appear in the direction of these rays ; but , as light takes some time to travel , we see ...
Page 34
... direction of the line joining the moon and earth , increases or diminishes her gravity to the earth . The second , acting in the direction of a tangent to her orbit , disturbs her motion in longitude 34 SECT . V. LUNAR THEORY .
... direction of the line joining the moon and earth , increases or diminishes her gravity to the earth . The second , acting in the direction of a tangent to her orbit , disturbs her motion in longitude 34 SECT . V. LUNAR THEORY .
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... direction , but that some are in excess and others in defect , they will compensate each other when combined . However , the values of the elements determined separately can only be regarded as approximate , because they are so con ...
... direction , but that some are in excess and others in defect , they will compensate each other when combined . However , the values of the elements determined separately can only be regarded as approximate , because they are so con ...
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