On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 17
... falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ought to be , the path of the planet falls without its elliptical orbit ( N. 66 ) ...
... falls within the elliptical orbit , the excentricity is diminished , and the orbit becomes more nearly circular ; when that curvature is less than it ought to be , the path of the planet falls without its elliptical orbit ( N. 66 ) ...
Page 32
... falling bodies , since the centrifugal force it induces retards the oscillations of the pendulum ( N. 100 ) in going from the pole to the equator . Thus a high degree of scientific knowledge has been requisite to dispel the errors of ...
... falling bodies , since the centrifugal force it induces retards the oscillations of the pendulum ( N. 100 ) in going from the pole to the equator . Thus a high degree of scientific knowledge has been requisite to dispel the errors of ...
Page 49
... fall . And the intensity of the centrifugal force is measured by the deflection of any point from the tangent in a second . For , since the centrifugal force balances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravi ...
... fall . And the intensity of the centrifugal force is measured by the deflection of any point from the tangent in a second . For , since the centrifugal force balances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravi ...
Page 50
... falling body ; for , if the fall of bodies be accelerated , the oscillations will be more rapid : in order , therefore , that they may always be performed in the same time , the length of the pendulum must be altered . By numerous and ...
... falling body ; for , if the fall of bodies be accelerated , the oscillations will be more rapid : in order , therefore , that they may always be performed in the same time , the length of the pendulum must be altered . By numerous and ...
Page 56
... the unit . It follows , therefore , that the earth is four times as dense as the sun . But the sun is so large that his attractive force would cause bodies to fall through about 334.65 feet in a 56 SECT . VIII . MASSES OF THE PLANETS .
... the unit . It follows , therefore , that the earth is four times as dense as the sun . But the sun is so large that his attractive force would cause bodies to fall through about 334.65 feet in a 56 SECT . VIII . MASSES OF THE PLANETS .
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