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Σελίδα 102
... attraction , which acts upon every planet . We are now coming to a thing totally different from what we have had before . We have spoken of the form of the orbits of planets , and the proportion of their speed in the different parts of ...
... attraction , which acts upon every planet . We are now coming to a thing totally different from what we have had before . We have spoken of the form of the orbits of planets , and the proportion of their speed in the different parts of ...
Σελίδα 110
... from 1 , through M , towards L. The attraction of the sun pulls it in the direction of the line MS . Upon the principle of the resolution of forces , of which I have just spoken , we may consider the force in the 110 POPULAR ASTRONOMY .
... from 1 , through M , towards L. The attraction of the sun pulls it in the direction of the line MS . Upon the principle of the resolution of forces , of which I have just spoken , we may consider the force in the 110 POPULAR ASTRONOMY .
Σελίδα 129
... attraction , or force ; in which expression by the word force I mean pressure producing an effect on the motion of bodies that are free . Suppose we drop a stone from our hand , or from a high building , every- body knows that it begins ...
... attraction , or force ; in which expression by the word force I mean pressure producing an effect on the motion of bodies that are free . Suppose we drop a stone from our hand , or from a high building , every- body knows that it begins ...
Σελίδα 130
... attracted towards the sun ; that the force is different in different parts , but still always directed towards the ... attraction of the sun , the orbit becomes bent , and the planet de- scribes the curved orbit Ph / MKL . Now , though ...
... attracted towards the sun ; that the force is different in different parts , but still always directed towards the ... attraction of the sun , the orbit becomes bent , and the planet de- scribes the curved orbit Ph / MKL . Now , though ...
Σελίδα 131
... attraction towards the sun following the law of the inverse square of the distance ; that is to say , when the ... attracted by the sun with a force inversely as the square of the distance from the sun , what curve will it describe ? It ...
... attraction towards the sun following the law of the inverse square of the distance ; that is to say , when the ... attracted by the sun with a force inversely as the square of the distance from the sun , what curve will it describe ? It ...
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