On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Planets How it affects the Rotation and Translation impressed by the Motion of the Sun and Solar System . the ... planet is flattened at the poles ( N. 11 ) , and bulges at the equator , the weight of the same body gradually decreases ...
... Planets How it affects the Rotation and Translation impressed by the Motion of the Sun and Solar System . the ... planet is flattened at the poles ( N. 11 ) , and bulges at the equator , the weight of the same body gradually decreases ...
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... planets describe ellipses ( N. 24 ) , or oval paths , round the sun . Later observations show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets inversely as the square of ...
... planets describe ellipses ( N. 24 ) , or oval paths , round the sun . Later observations show that comets also move in conic sections . It consequently follows that the sun attracts all the planets and comets inversely as the square of ...
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... planets result from the reciprocal attraction of their component particles . A detached fluid mass , if at rest , would assume the form of a sphere , from the reciprocal attraction of its particles . But if the mass revolve about an ...
... planets result from the reciprocal attraction of their component particles . A detached fluid mass , if at rest , would assume the form of a sphere , from the reciprocal attraction of its particles . But if the mass revolve about an ...
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... planets , may , from his great distance , be regarded as spherical . Although the planets attract each other as if they were spheres , on account of their distances , yet the satellites ( N. 32 ) are near enough to be sensibly affected ...
... planets , may , from his great distance , be regarded as spherical . Although the planets attract each other as if they were spheres , on account of their distances , yet the satellites ( N. 32 ) are near enough to be sensibly affected ...
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... planets , pass over equal areas or spaces in equal times ( N. 41 ) . The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet de- scribed a circle ( N. 43 ) round ...
... planets , pass over equal areas or spaces in equal times ( N. 41 ) . The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) of its orbit : if , therefore , the planet de- scribed a circle ( N. 43 ) round ...
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