On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... plane . The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the ...
... plane . The third , which may be called the perpendicular force , acts at right angles to the plane of the orbit , occasions the periodic inequalities in the planet's latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the ...
Page 16
... planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This motion of the major axis , which is direct in all the orbits except that of 16 SECT . III , MOTION OF THE APSIDES .
... planet to move in an ellipse , while the ellipse itself is slowly revolving about the sun in the same plane ( N. 67 ) . This motion of the major axis , which is direct in all the orbits except that of 16 SECT . III , MOTION OF THE APSIDES .
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... plane of the orbit , causing periodic perturbations in 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 ...
... plane of the orbit , causing periodic perturbations in 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 ...
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... plane of the ecliptic is about 70 , which is more than that of any of the large planets . Neptune's * The mean distance of the earth from the sun is 95,000,000 miles , but to avoid the inconvenience of large numbers , it is assumed to ...
... plane of the ecliptic is about 70 , which is more than that of any of the large planets . Neptune's * The mean distance of the earth from the sun is 95,000,000 miles , but to avoid the inconvenience of large numbers , it is assumed to ...
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... plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself , whatever changes time may induce in the ...
... plane ( N. 80 ) , passing through the centre of gravity of the system , about which the whole oscillates within very narrow limits , and that this plane will always remain parallel to itself , whatever changes time may induce in the ...
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