On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 15
... latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal ...
... latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal ...
Page 18
... latitude , secular variations in the inclination of the orbit , and a retrograde motion to its nodes on the true plane of the ecliptic ( N. 71 ) . This force tends to pull the disturbed body above , or push ( N. 72 ) it below , the ...
... latitude , secular variations in the inclination of the orbit , and a retrograde motion to its nodes on the true plane of the ecliptic ( N. 71 ) . This force tends to pull the disturbed body above , or push ( N. 72 ) it below , the ...
Page 35
... latitude ; that is , it brings her nearer to , or removes her farther from , the plane of the ecliptic than she would other- wise be . The periodic perturbations in the moon , arising from these forces , are perfectly similar to the ...
... latitude ; that is , it brings her nearer to , or removes her farther from , the plane of the ecliptic than she would other- wise be . The periodic perturbations in the moon , arising from these forces , are perfectly similar to the ...
Page 38
... latitude , already mentioned as a nutation in the lunar orbit , which diminishes its inclination to the ecliptic when the moon's ascending node coincides with the equinox of spring , and augments it when that node coincides with the ...
... latitude , already mentioned as a nutation in the lunar orbit , which diminishes its inclination to the ecliptic when the moon's ascending node coincides with the equinox of spring , and augments it when that node coincides with the ...
Page 45
... the equator are more elevated than they are in higher latitudes . It is also necessary for the equilibrium of the ocean that its density should be less than the mean density of the earth SECT . VI . 45 ROTATION OF A FLUID MASS .
... the equator are more elevated than they are in higher latitudes . It is also necessary for the equilibrium of the ocean that its density should be less than the mean density of the earth SECT . VI . 45 ROTATION OF A FLUID MASS .
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