Practical Astronomy and Geodesy: Including the Projections of the Sphere and Spherical Trigonometry. For the Use of the Royal Military CollegeLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 - 427 pages |
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... orbits are determined : these are succeeded by formulæ for computing the apparent displacements of celestial bodies , produced by the actions of the sun , moon , and planets on the earth , and by the motions of the latter . In a chapter ...
... orbits are determined : these are succeeded by formulæ for computing the apparent displacements of celestial bodies , produced by the actions of the sun , moon , and planets on the earth , and by the motions of the latter . In a chapter ...
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... orbits of the earth and moon are differently inclined to a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth's ... orbit · - 12. The other planets , and the comets , revolve about the sun : the sun and planets revolve on their axes ...
... orbits of the earth and moon are differently inclined to a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth's ... orbit · - 12. The other planets , and the comets , revolve about the sun : the sun and planets revolve on their axes ...
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... orbit by a graphic construction . The orbit elliptical . The areas described by the radii vectores proportional to the times 195. The line of apsides - 196. The angular velocity in an ellipse varies inversely with the square of the ...
... orbit by a graphic construction . The orbit elliptical . The areas described by the radii vectores proportional to the times 195. The line of apsides - 196. The angular velocity in an ellipse varies inversely with the square of the ...
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... orbit , and its obliquity to the ecliptic 210. Process for determining the obliquity of the moon's orbit , and the position of the line of nodes , from two observed right ascensions and declinations - 211. The obliquity of the moon's orbit ...
... orbit , and its obliquity to the ecliptic 210. Process for determining the obliquity of the moon's orbit , and the position of the line of nodes , from two observed right ascensions and declinations - 211. The obliquity of the moon's orbit ...
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... orbit - 231. Explanation of aberration in longitude and latitude 232. Investigation of a formula for aberration in ... orbit · - 249. Method of finding the longitude of a planet's node . - Proof that the sun is near the centre of a ...
... orbit - 231. Explanation of aberration in longitude and latitude 232. Investigation of a formula for aberration in ... orbit · - 249. Method of finding the longitude of a planet's node . - Proof that the sun is near the centre of a ...
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