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... mass of the Earth has been de- termined , and that of the successful treatment , and it is presumed final subjugation , of those rebellious ancient Solar Eclipses which have so much harassed astronomers . A brief account of M ...
... mass of the Earth has been de- termined , and that of the successful treatment , and it is presumed final subjugation , of those rebellious ancient Solar Eclipses which have so much harassed astronomers . A brief account of M ...
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... mass of the atmosphere , Art . 242. , and in the distance of the Moon , Art . 401 . ( for which , however , I am not answerable ) . To In the numerical statement of special astronomical elements , it is unavoidable that slightly ...
... mass of the atmosphere , Art . 242. , and in the distance of the Moon , Art . 401 . ( for which , however , I am not answerable ) . To In the numerical statement of special astronomical elements , it is unavoidable that slightly ...
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... not the mean elevations of the surfaces of the continents , but those of the centers of gravity of their masses , and are therefore only the halves of the mean heights of the upper surfaces . LIST OF PLATES . PLATE L. Frontispiece . Fig .
... not the mean elevations of the surfaces of the continents , but those of the centers of gravity of their masses , and are therefore only the halves of the mean heights of the upper surfaces . LIST OF PLATES . PLATE L. Frontispiece . Fig .
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... Masses of the Earth and Sun compared . Density of the Sun. Force of gravity at its surface . Disturbing effect of the Sun on the Moon's motion CHAPTER IX . OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM . - 290 Apparent motions of the planets . The stations and ...
... Masses of the Earth and Sun compared . Density of the Sun. Force of gravity at its surface . Disturbing effect of the Sun on the Moon's motion CHAPTER IX . OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM . - 290 Apparent motions of the planets . The stations and ...
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... Masses of disturbing bodies deducible from the perturbations they produce . Mass of the Moon , and of Jupiter's satellites , how ascertained . Perturbations of Uranus resulting in the discovery of Neptune . Determination of the absolute ...
... Masses of disturbing bodies deducible from the perturbations they produce . Mass of the Moon , and of Jupiter's satellites , how ascertained . Perturbations of Uranus resulting in the discovery of Neptune . Determination of the absolute ...
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