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Page 39
... centrifugal force in flattening the poles of the planet . Had Saturn indeed never re- volved upon his axis , the action of the ring would of itself have been sufficient , to have given it the form of a spheroid . The following , are the ...
... centrifugal force in flattening the poles of the planet . Had Saturn indeed never re- volved upon his axis , the action of the ring would of itself have been sufficient , to have given it the form of a spheroid . The following , are the ...
Page 45
... centrifugal force to the new equatorial regions ; islands and continents , the abodes of men and animals , would be covered by the univer- sal rush of the waters to the new Equator , and every vestige of human industry and genius at ...
... centrifugal force to the new equatorial regions ; islands and continents , the abodes of men and animals , would be covered by the univer- sal rush of the waters to the new Equator , and every vestige of human industry and genius at ...
Page 56
... centrifugal force of these parts , by which the waters were carried thither , did not keep them from return- ing . Bodies near the poles are heavier than those near- er the Earth's centre , where the whole force of the Earth's ...
... centrifugal force of these parts , by which the waters were carried thither , did not keep them from return- ing . Bodies near the poles are heavier than those near- er the Earth's centre , where the whole force of the Earth's ...
Page 69
... force first given exceeds the attracting force , the centrifugal force , or tendency to fly off in a tangent , is arrested by the at- tractive power , and therefore its velocity becomes con- tinually more and more impeded , until the ...
... force first given exceeds the attracting force , the centrifugal force , or tendency to fly off in a tangent , is arrested by the at- tractive power , and therefore its velocity becomes con- tinually more and more impeded , until the ...
Page 70
... centrifugal forces are equal , and that when its motion is both accelerated and retarded by the attractive power , it must of necessity pass over equal areas in the same space of time . As the planets approach nearer the sun , and ...
... centrifugal forces are equal , and that when its motion is both accelerated and retarded by the attractive power , it must of necessity pass over equal areas in the same space of time . As the planets approach nearer the sun , and ...
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angle apogee approach of centres Aries ascending node Astronomers attractive power body calculated centrifugal force Comets conjunction consequently descending diameter as seen difference Dominical letters earth Earth's shadow enter Table equal equator equinox fall fixed stars full Moon Geocentric longitude given gravity greatest grees H M. S. half Heavens heliocentric Herschel horary motion horizon Interrogations for Section Jupiter light longitude lunar Lunar Eclipses mean motion mean new Moon Middle apparent millions of miles minutes Moon in March Moon's mean anomaly Moon's node Moon's orbit Moon's true move nearer north pole Old Style opposite parallax penumbra performs a revolution perigee Pisces planet projectile force rays revolves rise round the Sun satellites Saturn seconds semi-diameter signs and degrees Solar System south pole subtract Sun and Moon Sun's distance Sun's mean anomaly Sun's mean distance Sun's true surface syzygy tance telescope Tides tion velocity Venus visible