On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 7
... mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable disturbances in the motions of both bodies ; for the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and ...
... mass at the terrestrial equator , occasions considerable disturbances in the motions of both bodies ; for the action of the moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and ...
Page 10
... mass , which is much larger than that of all the planets put together , the elliptical is the nearest approximation to their true motions . The true motions of the planets are extremely complicated , in consequence of their mutual ...
... mass , which is much larger than that of all the planets put together , the elliptical is the nearest approximation to their true motions . The true motions of the planets are extremely complicated , in consequence of their mutual ...
Page 11
... masses being given of three bodies projected from three given points , with velocities given both in quantity and ... mass of the sun is vastly greater than that of any planet ; and as their inequalities bear the same ratio to their ...
... masses being given of three bodies projected from three given points , with velocities given both in quantity and ... mass of the sun is vastly greater than that of any planet ; and as their inequalities bear the same ratio to their ...
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... mass is the principal cause of the stability of the system . There is not in the physical world a more splendid example of the adaptation of means to the accomplish- ment of an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these ...
... mass is the principal cause of the stability of the system . There is not in the physical world a more splendid example of the adaptation of means to the accomplish- ment of an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these ...
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... masses of all the planets revolving within the orbit of any one , such as Mars , by adding to the interior mass , increase the attracting force of the sun , which , therefore , must contract the dimensions of the orbit of that planet ...
... masses of all the planets revolving within the orbit of any one , such as Mars , by adding to the interior mass , increase the attracting force of the sun , which , therefore , must contract the dimensions of the orbit of that planet ...
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