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... double the other 90 124. The line of conjunctions will regress slowly 128. The inner satellite must revolve in an ellipse whose perijove is turned towards the points of conjunction , supposing it , to have no independent excentricity ...
... double the other 90 124. The line of conjunctions will regress slowly 128. The inner satellite must revolve in an ellipse whose perijove is turned towards the points of conjunction , supposing it , to have no independent excentricity ...
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... double of that tending to the earth in ( 101. ) , and , therefore , its effect predominates : and , therefore , on the whole , the line of apses progresses . In fact , the progress , when the line of apses passes through the sun , is ...
... double of that tending to the earth in ( 101. ) , and , therefore , its effect predominates : and , therefore , on the whole , the line of apses progresses . In fact , the progress , when the line of apses passes through the sun , is ...
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... double of what it would have been if , in different revo- lutions of the moon , different parts of its orbit had been equally subjected to the disturbing force of the sun . ( 109. ) The line of apses upon the whole , therefore ...
... double of what it would have been if , in different revo- lutions of the moon , different parts of its orbit had been equally subjected to the disturbing force of the sun . ( 109. ) The line of apses upon the whole , therefore ...
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... double the periodic time of the first : what is the form of the orbit in which each can revolve , describing a curve of the same form at every revolution ? ( 123. ) The orbits will be sensibly elliptical , as the perturbation produced ...
... double the periodic time of the first : what is the form of the orbit in which each can revolve , describing a curve of the same form at every revolution ? ( 123. ) The orbits will be sensibly elliptical , as the perturbation produced ...
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... double that of B , or the angular motion of C rather slower than is supposed , B will have come up to it ( in respect of longitude as seen from A ) at some line B2 C2 , which it reaches before reaching the former line of conjunction B1 ...
... double that of B , or the angular motion of C rather slower than is supposed , B will have come up to it ( in respect of longitude as seen from A ) at some line B2 C2 , which it reaches before reaching the former line of conjunction B1 ...
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aphelion apogee apojove apses progresses apses to regress B₁ B₁ to B2 C₁ causes the line central body centre College consequently consider Crown 8vo curve d₁ depending described disturbing body disturbing force directed disturbing force perpendicular disturbing planet earth's orbit Edition effect ellipse equal equator evection exactly excen excentricity exterior planet fcap force tends fourth satellite fundamental plane greater greatest inequality irregularity Jupiter Jupiter's orbit latus rectum less line of apses line of conjunction line of nodes longitude major axis mean distance moon moves moon's distance moon's orbit moves from B₂ nearly old orbit opposite perigee perihelion perijove periodic plane of reference planet is moving points of conjunction position produced proportion quadratures radius vector revolution revolving body revolving round round the sun Saturn second satellite sensible sun's attraction sun's distance suppose syzygies theory third satellite tion tricity true anomaly true place turbing force variation Venus
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