| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1855 - 526 pages
...the difficulty in 1749. The other great problem, the investigation of which occupied D'Alembert, was the Precession of the equinoxes and the Nutation of the earth's axis, according to the theory of gravitation. Sir Isaac Newton, in the xxxix. prop, of the third book, had... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1855 - 520 pages
...the difficulty in 1749. The other great problem, the investigation of which occupied D'Alembert, was the Precession of the equinoxes and the Nutation of the earth's axis, according to the theory of gravitation. Sir Isaac Newton, in the xxxix. prop, of the third book, had... | |
| 1863 - 530 pages
...principal object of the present paper, will require greater detail in their treatment. They are called the Precession of the Equinoxes, and the Nutation of the Earth's Axis. Unlike refraction, which is a variable element, and aberration, which is constant in quantity, and... | |
| 1864 - 968 pages
...of the tidal wave may quantitatively be determined in the same manner as that employed in computing the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the earth's axis. The varied distribution of land and water, the unequal and unknown depth of the ocean, and the as yet... | |
| 1864 - 474 pages
...of the tidal wave may quantitatively be determined in the same manner as that employed in computing the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the earth's axis. The varied distribution of land and water, the unequal and unknown depth of the ocean, and the as yet... | |
| Edward Livingston Youmans - 1865 - 490 pages
...of the tidal wave may quantitatively be determined in the same manner as that employed in computing the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the earth's axis. The varied distribution of land and water, the unequal and unknown depth of the ocean, and the as yet... | |
| Charles Knight - 1866 - 552 pages
...of the problem of vibrating chords, nnd the motion of a column of air ; in 1749 he did the same for the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the earth's axis, the latter of which had been just discovered by Bradley. In 1752 he published his ' Essay on the Resistance... | |
| 1868 - 872 pages
...inclination of the earth's axis to the ecliptic ia not constant, a fact including the explanation of the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the earth's axis. This discovery constitutes a great epoch in astronomy. Latterly, B. became Begins Professor of Astronomy... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1872 - 536 pages
...the difficulty in 1749. The other great problem, the investigation of which occupied D'Alembert, was the Precession of the equinoxes and the Nutation of the earth's axis, according to the theory of gravitation. Sir Isaac Newton, in the xxxix. prop, of the third book, had... | |
| Francis Bullock - 1873 - 240 pages
...their Orbits, the varying Velocities of the planets, the Paths of Comets, the motion of the Tides, the Precession of the Equinoxes, and the Nutation of the Earth's Axis (lessons 14, 18, 22, 27, 30). 2. Q. How is the Moon Kept in her Orbit round the Earth ? A. Bodies are... | |
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