On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one another in all their motions . This plane of ...
... passing through the sun , and about midway between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn , it may be regarded as the equator of the solar system , dividing it into two parts , which balance one another in all their motions . This plane of ...
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... passing between the two , and through their intersection . These have a greater inclination to his equator the farther the satellite is removed , owing to the in- fluence of Jupiter's compression ; and they have a slow motion ...
... passing between the two , and through their intersection . These have a greater inclination to his equator the farther the satellite is removed , owing to the in- fluence of Jupiter's compression ; and they have a slow motion ...
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... passing like obscure spots across his surface , resembling annular eclipses of the sun , and sometimes like a bright spot traversing one of his dark belts . Before opposition , the shadow of the satellite , like a round black spot ...
... passing like obscure spots across his surface , resembling annular eclipses of the sun , and sometimes like a bright spot traversing one of his dark belts . Before opposition , the shadow of the satellite , like a round black spot ...
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... passing through the earth's atmosphere . In total solar eclipses the slender luminous arc that is visible for a few seconds before the sun vanishes and also before he re- appears , resembles a string of pearls surrounding the dark edge ...
... passing through the earth's atmosphere . In total solar eclipses the slender luminous arc that is visible for a few seconds before the sun vanishes and also before he re- appears , resembles a string of pearls surrounding the dark edge ...
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... passing round the earth through both poles must be nearly an ellipse , having its major axis in the plane of the equator , and its minor axis coincident with the axis of the earth's rotation ( N. 122 ) . It is easy to show , in a ...
... passing round the earth through both poles must be nearly an ellipse , having its major axis in the plane of the equator , and its minor axis coincident with the axis of the earth's rotation ( N. 122 ) . It is easy to show , in a ...
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