On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... move in ellipses , invariable in form and position ; and because his action is proportional to his mass , which is much larger than that of all the planets put together , the elliptical is the nearest approximation to their true motions ...
... move in ellipses , invariable in form and position ; and because his action is proportional to his mass , which is much larger than that of all the planets put together , the elliptical is the nearest approximation to their true motions ...
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... move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every ... moving in ellipses round the sun ; if one of them attracted the other and the sun with equal intensity , and in ...
... move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every ... moving in ellipses round the sun ; if one of them attracted the other and the sun with equal intensity , and in ...
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... move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other ...
... move in a curve of a very different kind . Now , the radial disturbing force varies directly as the distance ; and , as it sometimes combines with and increases the intensity of the sun's attraction for the disturbed body , and at other ...
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... moved exactly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , they would not be pulled out of that plane , because his attraction would be equal on both sides of it . But , as their orbits have a small inclination to the plane of the planet's ...
... moved exactly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , they would not be pulled out of that plane , because his attraction would be equal on both sides of it . But , as their orbits have a small inclination to the plane of the planet's ...
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... move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to his orbit , that the first three are eclipsed at each revolution by the shadow of the planet , which is much larger than the shadow of the moon ...
... move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to his orbit , that the first three are eclipsed at each revolution by the shadow of the planet , which is much larger than the shadow of the moon ...
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