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Page 149
... attraction on it . This attraction , as Newton has demonstrated , consists , not in a tendency of all matter to any one particular centre , but in a disposition of every particle of matter in the universe to press towards , and if not ...
... attraction on it . This attraction , as Newton has demonstrated , consists , not in a tendency of all matter to any one particular centre , but in a disposition of every particle of matter in the universe to press towards , and if not ...
Page 150
... attraction ought to increase the weight of a body in going from the equator to the pole by almost exactly th part ; which , together with th due to the centrifugal force , make up the whole quantity , th , observed . ( 239. ) Another ...
... attraction ought to increase the weight of a body in going from the equator to the pole by almost exactly th part ; which , together with th due to the centrifugal force , make up the whole quantity , th , observed . ( 239. ) Another ...
Page 208
... attraction of the sun and moon on its polar and equatorial regions . ( 324. ) Uranographically considered , as affecting the ap- parent places of the stars , they are of the utmost importance . in practical astronomy . When we speak of ...
... attraction of the sun and moon on its polar and equatorial regions . ( 324. ) Uranographically considered , as affecting the ap- parent places of the stars , they are of the utmost importance . in practical astronomy . When we speak of ...
Page 294
... attractions and repulsions is actually enfeebled by distance , and much more rapidly than in the simple proportion of the increased distances . The argument therefore , stands thus : - On the one hand , Gravity is a real power , of ...
... attractions and repulsions is actually enfeebled by distance , and much more rapidly than in the simple proportion of the increased distances . The argument therefore , stands thus : - On the one hand , Gravity is a real power , of ...
Page 295
... attraction is precisely the same as if the whole matter of each sphere were collected into its center , and the spheres were single particles there placed ; so that , in this case , the general law applies in its strict wording . The ...
... attraction is precisely the same as if the whole matter of each sphere were collected into its center , and the spheres were single particles there placed ; so that , in this case , the general law applies in its strict wording . The ...
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