On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 36
... proved that neither of these causes , even if they exist , have any influence on the motions of the lunar perigee ( N. 102 ) or nodes , they could not affect the mean motion ; a variation 36 SECT . V. DISTURBING ACTION OF PLANETS .
... proved that neither of these causes , even if they exist , have any influence on the motions of the lunar perigee ( N. 102 ) or nodes , they could not affect the mean motion ; a variation 36 SECT . V. DISTURBING ACTION OF PLANETS .
Page 69
... exists in the motions of Jupiter's satellites , which still remains insensible to observation , and yet the comet of 1770 passed twice through the midst of them . The moon , it is true , is liable to librations depending upon the ...
... exists in the motions of Jupiter's satellites , which still remains insensible to observation , and yet the comet of 1770 passed twice through the midst of them . The moon , it is true , is liable to librations depending upon the ...
Page 85
... exists between the length of the day and the revolution of the sun renders it difficult to adjust the estimation of both in whole numbers . If the revolution of the sun were accomplished in 365 days , all the years would be of precisely ...
... exists between the length of the day and the revolution of the sun renders it difficult to adjust the estimation of both in whole numbers . If the revolution of the sun were accomplished in 365 days , all the years would be of precisely ...
Page 109
... exist between the parti- cles of an unformed mass and a crystal of the same substance →→→ between the common shapeless limestone and the pure and limpid crystal of Iceland spar ; yet chemical analysis detects none ; their ultimate ...
... exist between the parti- cles of an unformed mass and a crystal of the same substance →→→ between the common shapeless limestone and the pure and limpid crystal of Iceland spar ; yet chemical analysis detects none ; their ultimate ...
Page 118
... exists at the height of 80 or 90 miles above the earth's surface , inconceivably more perfect than any that can be produced in the best air - pumps . Indeed the decrease in density is so rapid that three - fourths of all the air ...
... exists at the height of 80 or 90 miles above the earth's surface , inconceivably more perfect than any that can be produced in the best air - pumps . Indeed the decrease in density is so rapid that three - fourths of all the air ...
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