On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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... revolution . The changes in the inclination are extremely minute ( N. 75 ) , compared with the motion of the nodes , and there is the same kind of inseparable connection between their secular changes that there is between the variation ...
... revolution . The changes in the inclination are extremely minute ( N. 75 ) , compared with the motion of the nodes , and there is the same kind of inseparable connection between their secular changes that there is between the variation ...
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... revolution round the sun , being nearly twice as long as that of Saturn . Mr. Adams has computed that Neptune produces a periodical perturbation in the motion of Uranus , whose duration is about 6800 years . The equilibrium of the ...
... revolution round the sun , being nearly twice as long as that of Saturn . Mr. Adams has computed that Neptune produces a periodical perturbation in the motion of Uranus , whose duration is about 6800 years . The equilibrium of the ...
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... revolutions in its orbit while the other only accomplishes two , it is clear that Saturn , the slow - moving body , will only have got through a part of its orbit during the time that Jupiter has made one whole revolution and part of ...
... revolutions in its orbit while the other only accomplishes two , it is clear that Saturn , the slow - moving body , will only have got through a part of its orbit during the time that Jupiter has made one whole revolution and part of ...
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... revolution in 531 years , while those of Jupiter's orbit require no less than 36,261 years ; -a proof of the reciprocal attraction between each particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . In fact , if the satellites moved ...
... revolution in 531 years , while those of Jupiter's orbit require no less than 36,261 years ; -a proof of the reciprocal attraction between each particle of Jupiter's equator and of the satellites . In fact , if the satellites moved ...
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... revolution by the shadow of the planet , which is much larger than the shadow of the moon : the fourth satellite is not eclipsed so frequently as the others . The eclipses take place close to the disc of Jupiter when he is near ...
... revolution by the shadow of the planet , which is much larger than the shadow of the moon : the fourth satellite is not eclipsed so frequently as the others . The eclipses take place close to the disc of Jupiter when he is near ...
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