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Page 485
Here the author shews what are the phænomena which present themselves in
considering motion , viz . the ' SPACE and Time employed in describing it . He
remarks that , in a mathematical inquiry , the business is not concerning the
cause ...
Here the author shews what are the phænomena which present themselves in
considering motion , viz . the ' SPACE and Time employed in describing it . He
remarks that , in a mathematical inquiry , the business is not concerning the
cause ...
Page 501
The Second Book ' treats on the real motions of the heavenly bodies . Chap . I. Of
the movement of the Earth's rotation . Chap . II . Of the motion of the planets about
the Sun. III . Of the motion of the Earth about the Sun. The second and third of ...
The Second Book ' treats on the real motions of the heavenly bodies . Chap . I. Of
the movement of the Earth's rotation . Chap . II . Of the motion of the planets about
the Sun. III . Of the motion of the Earth about the Sun. The second and third of ...
Page 502
These be consideration of the heavenly motions observed from the sun leaves no
doubt of the earth's real motion : -- but the observer , placed oni , has an
additional scusible proof of this motion , in the phænomer on of the aberration of
light ...
These be consideration of the heavenly motions observed from the sun leaves no
doubt of the earth's real motion : -- but the observer , placed oni , has an
additional scusible proof of this motion , in the phænomer on of the aberration of
light ...
Page 503
It results from the immense distance of the stars , that their mo . tions in right
ascension and declination are only appearances produced by the motion of the
earth's axis of rotation : -- but some stars appear to have real and proper motions
; and ...
It results from the immense distance of the stars , that their mo . tions in right
ascension and declination are only appearances produced by the motion of the
earth's axis of rotation : -- but some stars appear to have real and proper motions
; and ...
Page 504
This principle , examined thoroughly , is only a curious result of the primordial
laws of motion ; laws which , as it has appeared , are the inost simple and natural
that can be imagined ; and which , on that account , seem to flow from the very ...
This principle , examined thoroughly , is only a curious result of the primordial
laws of motion ; laws which , as it has appeared , are the inost simple and natural
that can be imagined ; and which , on that account , seem to flow from the very ...
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