On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 31
... varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " -481 , it is insensible in ordinary cases ( N. 98 ) . The velocity of light deduced from the observed aberration of the fixed stars ...
... varies in quantity and direction in different parts of the earth's orbit ; but , as it is only 20 " -481 , it is insensible in ordinary cases ( N. 98 ) . The velocity of light deduced from the observed aberration of the fixed stars ...
Page 35
... varies with her distance from the perigee ( N. 102 ) of her orbit . Ancient astronomers , who observed the moon solely with a view to the prediction of eclipses , which can only happen in conjunction and opposition , where the ...
... varies with her distance from the perigee ( N. 102 ) of her orbit . Ancient astronomers , who observed the moon solely with a view to the prediction of eclipses , which can only happen in conjunction and opposition , where the ...
Page 49
... . But for a spheroid in rotation the centrifugal force varies , by the laws of mechanics , as the square of the sine of the latitude , from D the equator , where it is greatest , to the SECT . VI . FIGURE OF EARTH FROM PENDULUM . 49.
... . But for a spheroid in rotation the centrifugal force varies , by the laws of mechanics , as the square of the sine of the latitude , from D the equator , where it is greatest , to the SECT . VI . FIGURE OF EARTH FROM PENDULUM . 49.
Page 52
... varies with the distance of the moon from the earth under the same parallel of latitude , and proves the ellipticity of the lunar orbit . When the moon is at her mean distance , it varies with the terrestrial radii , thus showing that ...
... varies with the distance of the moon from the earth under the same parallel of latitude , and proves the ellipticity of the lunar orbit . When the moon is at her mean distance , it varies with the terrestrial radii , thus showing that ...
Page 53
... varies with the different points of the earth's surface at which it is observed ( N. 133 ) . This difference of time , being entirely the effect of parallax , furnishes the means of computing it from the known motions of the earth and ...
... varies with the different points of the earth's surface at which it is observed ( N. 133 ) . This difference of time , being entirely the effect of parallax , furnishes the means of computing it from the known motions of the earth and ...
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