On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 32
... shows that its velocity is uniform ; and as light consists in the vibrations of an elastic medium or ether filling space , the uniformity of its velocity shows that the density of the medium throughout the whole extent of the solar ...
... shows that its velocity is uniform ; and as light consists in the vibrations of an elastic medium or ether filling space , the uniformity of its velocity shows that the density of the medium throughout the whole extent of the solar ...
Page 36
... shows that it does not occasion a secular variation in the inclination of the lunar orbit , because the action of the sun constantly brings the moon's orbit to the same inclination to the ecliptic . The mean motion , the nodes , and the ...
... shows that it does not occasion a secular variation in the inclination of the lunar orbit , because the action of the sun constantly brings the moon's orbit to the same inclination to the ecliptic . The mean motion , the nodes , and the ...
Page 38
... shows that the com- pression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and the equatorial diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 30.05 . It is proved analytically , that , if a fluid mass of ...
... shows that the com- pression of the terrestrial spheroid , or the ratio of the difference between the polar and the equatorial diameters , to the diameter of the equator , is 30.05 . It is proved analytically , that , if a fluid mass of ...
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... show the earth to be round ; and her inequalities not only determine the form , but even the internal structure of our planet ; results of analysis which could not have been anticipated . Similar ine- qualities in the motions of ...
... show the earth to be round ; and her inequalities not only determine the form , but even the internal structure of our planet ; results of analysis which could not have been anticipated . Similar ine- qualities in the motions of ...
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... show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that the increase in the length of the radii ( N. 123 ) , the decrease of gravitation , and the increase in the length of the arcs of the meridian , corresponding to angles of one ...
... show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that the increase in the length of the radii ( N. 123 ) , the decrease of gravitation , and the increase in the length of the arcs of the meridian , corresponding to angles of one ...
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