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the sun and planet , and is called the radial force : it produces periodical changes in the distance of the planet from the sun , and affects the form and position of the orbit in its own plane . The third , which may be called the ...
the sun and planet , and is called the radial force : it produces periodical changes in the distance of the planet from the sun , and affects the form and position of the orbit in its own plane . The third , which may be called the ...
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Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages , sufficiently to derange the whole order of nature , to alter the relative positions of the planets , to put an end to the vicissitudes of the ...
Minute as these changes are , they might be supposed to accumulate in the course of ages , sufficiently to derange the whole order of nature , to alter the relative positions of the planets , to put an end to the vicissitudes of the ...
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a position of their orbits , while the orbits of the lesser might undergo unlimited changes . M. Le Verrier has applied this to the solar system , and has found that the orbits of all the larger planets will for ever maintain an ...
a position of their orbits , while the orbits of the lesser might undergo unlimited changes . M. Le Verrier has applied this to the solar system , and has found that the orbits of all the larger planets will for ever maintain an ...
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The form and position of the planetary orbits , and the motion of the bodies in the same direction , together with the periodicity of the terms in which the inequalities are expressed , assure us that the variations of the system are ...
The form and position of the planetary orbits , and the motion of the bodies in the same direction , together with the periodicity of the terms in which the inequalities are expressed , assure us that the variations of the system are ...
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The position of the plane is determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a * The obliquity given in the text is for the year 1858 . given time , by the ...
The position of the plane is determined by this property — that , if each particle in the system be multiplied by the area described upon this plane in a * The obliquity given in the text is for the year 1858 . given time , by the ...
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