On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 5
... gravitation is proportional to the masses ( N. 27 ) ; for , if the planets and comets were at equal distances from ... gravitation of matter directed to a centre , and SECT . I. 5 TERRESTRIAL GRAVITATION .
... gravitation is proportional to the masses ( N. 27 ) ; for , if the planets and comets were at equal distances from ... gravitation of matter directed to a centre , and SECT . I. 5 TERRESTRIAL GRAVITATION .
Page 6
... gravitation of the earth to the sun results from the gravitation of all its particles , which , in their turn , attract the sun in the ratio of their respective masses . There is a reciprocal action likewise between the earth and every ...
... gravitation of the earth to the sun results from the gravitation of all its particles , which , in their turn , attract the sun in the ratio of their respective masses . There is a reciprocal action likewise between the earth and every ...
Page 8
... Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with ...
... Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the Three Bodies Stability of Solar System depends upon the Pri- mitive Momentum of the Bodies . A PLANET moves in its elliptical orbit with ...
Page 23
... gravitation ; provided only that our system remains unconnected with any other . The position of the plane is determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a ...
... gravitation ; provided only that our system remains unconnected with any other . The position of the plane is determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a ...
Page 24
... gravity of the universe the only instance of absolute and eternal repose . All the periodic and secular inequalities deduced from the law of gravitation are so perfectly confirmed by observation , that 24 SECT . III . INVARIABLE PLANE .
... gravity of the universe the only instance of absolute and eternal repose . All the periodic and secular inequalities deduced from the law of gravitation are so perfectly confirmed by observation , that 24 SECT . III . INVARIABLE PLANE .
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