On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... space . Should the force in the tangent cease , the planet would fall to the sun by its gravity . Were the sun not ... spaces in equal times ( N. 41 ) . The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) ...
... space . Should the force in the tangent cease , the planet would fall to the sun by its gravity . Were the sun not ... spaces in equal times ( N. 41 ) . The mean distance of a planet from the sun is equal to half the major axis ( N. 42 ) ...
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... space . Its dis- tance from the sun ( N. 56 ) must also be known ; and , for the complete determination of its elliptical motion , the nature and position of its orbit must be ascertained by observation . This depends upon seven ...
... space . Its dis- tance from the sun ( N. 56 ) must also be known ; and , for the complete determination of its elliptical motion , the nature and position of its orbit must be ascertained by observation . This depends upon seven ...
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... space . Had that velocity been such as to make the planets move in orbits of unstable equilibrium ( N. 60 ) , their mutual attractions might have changed them into parabolas , or even hyperbolas ( N. 22 ) ; so that the earth and planets ...
... space . Had that velocity been such as to make the planets move in orbits of unstable equilibrium ( N. 60 ) , their mutual attractions might have changed them into parabolas , or even hyperbolas ( N. 22 ) ; so that the earth and planets ...
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... space , excepting those of the orbit of Venus , which are retrograde ( N. 61 ) , and the lines of the nodes move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every orbit are in a ...
... space , excepting those of the orbit of Venus , which are retrograde ( N. 61 ) , and the lines of the nodes move with a variable velocity in a contrary direction . Besides these , the inclination and excentricity of every orbit are in a ...
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... space . When the central force is less than the law of gravity requires , the curvature of the planet's path is less than the curvature of the ellipse . So that the planet , on leaving its perihelion , would pass through more than 180 ...
... space . When the central force is less than the law of gravity requires , the curvature of the planet's path is less than the curvature of the ellipse . So that the planet , on leaving its perihelion , would pass through more than 180 ...
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