On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... position , whence the oscillations of the system may be estimated through unlimited time . Future astronomers will know , from its im- mutability or variation , whether the sun and his attendants are connected or not with the other ...
... position , whence the oscillations of the system may be estimated through unlimited time . Future astronomers will know , from its im- mutability or variation , whether the sun and his attendants are connected or not with the other ...
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... position of Jupiter's orbit , and from the displacement of his equator . It is obvious that whatever alters the relative positions of the sun , Jupiter , and his satellites , must occasion a change in the directions and intensities of ...
... position of Jupiter's orbit , and from the displacement of his equator . It is obvious that whatever alters the relative positions of the sun , Jupiter , and his satellites , must occasion a change in the directions and intensities of ...
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... position , in consequence of the motion of the earth in its orbit : we therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not . His true position is in the diagonal ( N. 97 ) of the parallelogram , whose sides are in the ratio of the ...
... position , in consequence of the motion of the earth in its orbit : we therefore refer Jupiter to a place in which he is not . His true position is in the diagonal ( N. 97 ) of the parallelogram , whose sides are in the ratio of the ...
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... position with regard to the sun and moon , and occasions inequalities in the moon's motion , which are more considerable than those arising from their direct action ; for the same reason the moon , by disturbing the earth , indirectly ...
... position with regard to the sun and moon , and occasions inequalities in the moon's motion , which are more considerable than those arising from their direct action ; for the same reason the moon , by disturbing the earth , indirectly ...
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... position with regard to the node of the moon's orbit , and therefore the eclipses would recur in the same order were not the periods altered by irregularities in the motions of the sun and moon . In lunar eclipses , our atmosphere bends ...
... position with regard to the node of the moon's orbit , and therefore the eclipses would recur in the same order were not the periods altered by irregularities in the motions of the sun and moon . In lunar eclipses , our atmosphere bends ...
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