On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... miles , so that her motion among the stars is perceptible in a few hours . She completes a circuit of the heavens in 27d 7h 43m 11o.5 , moving in an orbit whose excentricity is about 12,985 miles . The moon is about four hundred times ...
... miles , so that her motion among the stars is perceptible in a few hours . She completes a circuit of the heavens in 27d 7h 43m 11o.5 , moving in an orbit whose excentricity is about 12,985 miles . The moon is about four hundred times ...
Page 39
... miles . The phases ( N. 109 ) of the moon , which vary from a slender silvery crescent soon after conjunction , to a complete circular disc of light in opposition , decrease by the same degrees till the moon is again enveloped in the ...
... miles . The phases ( N. 109 ) of the moon , which vary from a slender silvery crescent soon after conjunction , to a complete circular disc of light in opposition , decrease by the same degrees till the moon is again enveloped in the ...
Page 43
... miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the earth , and thence the whole dimensions of the solar system , are known ; for the forces which retain the earth and moon in their orbits are respectively ...
... miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the earth , and thence the whole dimensions of the solar system , are known ; for the forces which retain the earth and moon in their orbits are respectively ...
Page 43
... miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the earth , and thence the whole dimensions of the solar system , are known ; for the forces which retain the earth and moon in their orbits are respectively ...
... miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the earth , and thence the whole dimensions of the solar system , are known ; for the forces which retain the earth and moon in their orbits are respectively ...
Page 47
... miles long , and some of them 400 miles apart , yet , when connected by series of triangles , the measured and computed lengths did not differ by more than 3 inches , an unparalleled degree of accuracy ; but such is the accuracy with ...
... miles long , and some of them 400 miles apart , yet , when connected by series of triangles , the measured and computed lengths did not differ by more than 3 inches , an unparalleled degree of accuracy ; but such is the accuracy with ...
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