On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... distance , be regarded as spherical . Although the planets attract each other as if they were spheres , on account of their distances , yet the satellites ( N. 32 ) are near enough to be sensibly affected in their motions by the forms ...
... distance , be regarded as spherical . Although the planets attract each other as if they were spheres , on account of their distances , yet the satellites ( N. 32 ) are near enough to be sensibly affected in their motions by the forms ...
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... distance of the planet from the sun , and affects the form and position of the orbit in its own plane . The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic ...
... distance of the planet from the sun , and affects the form and position of the orbit in its own plane . The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic ...
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... distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other times opposes and consequently diminishes it , in both cases it causes the sun's attraction to ...
... distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other times opposes and consequently diminishes it , in both cases it causes the sun's attraction to ...
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... distance of the earth from the sun , ' or between 1.5 and 2:00 ; therefore the posi- tion and form of the orbits of such of the telescopic planets as revolve within that zone will be subject to unlimited variations . But the orbits of ...
... distance of the earth from the sun , ' or between 1.5 and 2:00 ; therefore the posi- tion and form of the orbits of such of the telescopic planets as revolve within that zone will be subject to unlimited variations . But the orbits of ...
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... distance is so great , that their motions are nearly the same as if they were not under his influence . The satellites , like the planets , were probably projected in elliptical orbits : but , as the masses of the satellites are nearly ...
... distance is so great , that their motions are nearly the same as if they were not under his influence . The satellites , like the planets , were probably projected in elliptical orbits : but , as the masses of the satellites are nearly ...
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