On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given instant , called the longitude of the epoch , are necessary for finding the place of the body in its orbit at all times . A perfect knowledge of these seven elements is ...
... periodic time , and the longitude of the planet at a given instant , called the longitude of the epoch , are necessary for finding the place of the body in its orbit at all times . A perfect knowledge of these seven elements is ...
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... an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these forces , at once the cause of the variety and of the order of Nature . ― SECTION III . - Perturbations , Periodic and Secular 12 SECT . II . STABILITY OF SOLAR SYSTEM .
... an end than is exhibited in the nice adjustment of these forces , at once the cause of the variety and of the order of Nature . ― SECTION III . - Perturbations , Periodic and Secular 12 SECT . II . STABILITY OF SOLAR SYSTEM .
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Mary Somerville. ― SECTION III . - Perturbations , Periodic and Secular Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic In- equalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form ...
Mary Somerville. ― SECTION III . - Perturbations , Periodic and Secular Disturbing Action equivalent to three Partial Forces Tangential Force the cause of the Periodic In- equalities in Longitude , and Secular Inequalities in the Form ...
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... periodic inequalities are merely transient deviations of a planet from its path , the most remarkable of which only lasts about 918 years ; but , in consequence of the secular disturbances , the apsides , or extremities of the major ...
... periodic inequalities are merely transient deviations of a planet from its path , the most remarkable of which only lasts about 918 years ; but , in consequence of the secular disturbances , the apsides , or extremities of the major ...
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... periodic inequalities in the planet's 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 ...
... periodic inequalities in the planet's 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 ...
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