On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Moon has none heat - The Differential Telescope - Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth - Zone of constant Temperature - Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the ...
... Moon has none heat - The Differential Telescope - Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth - Zone of constant Temperature - Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the ...
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... moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit by the attraction of the earth , so the planets might be retained in their orbits by the attraction of the sun . By such steps he was led to the discovery of ...
... moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit by the attraction of the earth , so the planets might be retained in their orbits by the attraction of the sun . By such steps he was led to the discovery of ...
Page 4
... Moon in her Orbit — The Heavenly Bodies move in Conic Sections Gravitation Proportional to Mass - Gravitation of the Particles of Matter - Figure of the Planets - How it affects the Motions of their Satellites Rotation and Translation ...
... Moon in her Orbit — The Heavenly Bodies move in Conic Sections Gravitation Proportional to Mass - Gravitation of the Particles of Matter - Figure of the Planets - How it affects the Motions of their Satellites Rotation and Translation ...
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... moon's distance ( N. 17 ) from the earth's centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first second of her descent to the earth , were she not prevented by the ...
... moon's distance ( N. 17 ) from the earth's centre , estimated in terrestrial radii , it is found to be exactly the space the moon would fall through in the first second of her descent to the earth , were she not prevented by the ...
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... moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere ...
... moon on the matter at the earth's equator produces a nutation ( N. 33 ) in the axis ( N. 34 ) of rotation , and the reaction of that matter on the moon is the cause of a corresponding nutation in the lunar orbit ( N. 35 ) . If a sphere ...
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