A Catalogue of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers Written by Or Belonging to Sir Isaac Newton: The Scientific Portion of which Has Been Presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge |
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From this , however , he deduces quite correctly that the mean annual motion of the apogee resulting would amount to 38 ° 51 ' 51 " , whereas the annual motion given in the Astronomical Tables is 40 ° 411 ' .
From this , however , he deduces quite correctly that the mean annual motion of the apogee resulting would amount to 38 ° 51 ' 51 " , whereas the annual motion given in the Astronomical Tables is 40 ° 411 ' .
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In an interesting article in the Journal des Savants for 1836 , M. Biot directs particular attention to this subject , and tries to reproduce the method which Newton may be supposed to have employed in order to calculate his table of ...
In an interesting article in the Journal des Savants for 1836 , M. Biot directs particular attention to this subject , and tries to reproduce the method which Newton may be supposed to have employed in order to calculate his table of ...
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Table of sines to every half degree . III . FLUXIONS . a 1. Transcript of a Tract on Fluxions said to have been written by Newton in November , 1666 . 2. Tract relating to the History of Fluxions , transcribed from one which was ...
Table of sines to every half degree . III . FLUXIONS . a 1. Transcript of a Tract on Fluxions said to have been written by Newton in November , 1666 . 2. Tract relating to the History of Fluxions , transcribed from one which was ...
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Calculations for forming Lunar Tables . 14. Various Lunar Tables . 15. Comparisons of calculated places of the Moon with Observations . X. PAPERS CONNECTED WITH THE PRINCIPIA . C. Mathematical Problems . 1. To find the True Anomaly from ...
Calculations for forming Lunar Tables . 14. Various Lunar Tables . 15. Comparisons of calculated places of the Moon with Observations . X. PAPERS CONNECTED WITH THE PRINCIPIA . C. Mathematical Problems . 1. To find the True Anomaly from ...
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Table by Newton for Flamsteed . Elements of the Comets of 1472 , 1580 , 1585 , 1652 , 1661 , 1665 , 1672 , 1677 , and 1686 , as calculated by Halley . 4. Eclipse Tables for a period of 18 years , by Halley . 5 .
Table by Newton for Flamsteed . Elements of the Comets of 1472 , 1580 , 1585 , 1652 , 1661 , 1665 , 1672 , 1677 , and 1686 , as calculated by Halley . 4. Eclipse Tables for a period of 18 years , by Halley . 5 .
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