On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 27
... quantity of prominent matter at his equator must soon have given the circular form observed in the orbits of the first and second satellites , which its superior attraction will always maintain . The third and fourth satellites , being ...
... quantity of prominent matter at his equator must soon have given the circular form observed in the orbits of the first and second satellites , which its superior attraction will always maintain . The third and fourth satellites , being ...
Page 28
... quantity of prominent matter is the reason why the motions of the nodes of these small bodies are so much more rapid than those of the planet . The nodes of the fourth satellite accomplish a tropical revolution in 531 years , while ...
... quantity of prominent matter is the reason why the motions of the nodes of these small bodies are so much more rapid than those of the planet . The nodes of the fourth satellite accomplish a tropical revolution in 531 years , while ...
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... quantity easily determined from the known velocity of the earth's rotation . Whence it has been found that at the equator the centrifugal force is equal to the 289th part of gravity . Now , it is proved by analysis that , whatever the ...
... quantity easily determined from the known velocity of the earth's rotation . Whence it has been found that at the equator the centrifugal force is equal to the 289th part of gravity . Now , it is proved by analysis that , whatever the ...
Page 50
... quantity . Hence , by gravitation , which is the difference of these two forces , the fall of bodies ought to be accelerated from the equator to the poles proportion- ably to the square of the sine of the latitude ; and the weight of ...
... quantity . Hence , by gravitation , which is the difference of these two forces , the fall of bodies ought to be accelerated from the equator to the poles proportion- ably to the square of the sine of the latitude ; and the weight of ...
Page 72
... quantity , if the system be not deranged by a foreign cause . Now , since the number of particles in the system is the same whatever its temperature may be , when their distances from the centre are diminished , their angular velocity ...
... quantity , if the system be not deranged by a foreign cause . Now , since the number of particles in the system is the same whatever its temperature may be , when their distances from the centre are diminished , their angular velocity ...
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