On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 43
... extending rather more than 5 ° 9 ' on each side of the ecliptic . It is therefore evident that at one time or other she must eclipse every star and planet she meets with in this space . Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is ...
... extending rather more than 5 ° 9 ' on each side of the ecliptic . It is therefore evident that at one time or other she must eclipse every star and planet she meets with in this space . Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is ...
Page 43
... extending rather more than 5 ° 9 ′ on each side of the ecliptic . It is therefore evident that at one time or other she must eclipse every star and planet she meets with in this space . Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is ...
... extending rather more than 5 ° 9 ′ on each side of the ecliptic . It is therefore evident that at one time or other she must eclipse every star and planet she meets with in this space . Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is ...
Page 54
... extending to the satellites as well as the planets . Far as the earth seems to be from the sun , Uranus is no less than ... extends to the stars . Sublime as the idea is , this assumption proves ineffectual , except in a very few cases ...
... extending to the satellites as well as the planets . Far as the earth seems to be from the sun , Uranus is no less than ... extends to the stars . Sublime as the idea is , this assumption proves ineffectual , except in a very few cases ...
Page 56
... extend nearly as far again ; for the moon's mean distance from the earth is about sixty times the earth's equatorial radius , or 238,793 miles : so that twice the dis- tance of the moon is 477,586 miles , which differs but little from ...
... extend nearly as far again ; for the moon's mean distance from the earth is about sixty times the earth's equatorial radius , or 238,793 miles : so that twice the dis- tance of the moon is 477,586 miles , which differs but little from ...
Page 68
... extend to many years . According to M. Bessel the mass of Saturn's ring is equal to the is part of that of the planet . The periods of rotation of the moon and the other satellites are equal to the times of their revolutions ...
... extend to many years . According to M. Bessel the mass of Saturn's ring is equal to the is part of that of the planet . The periods of rotation of the moon and the other satellites are equal to the times of their revolutions ...
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