Outlines of AstronomyLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1851 - 661 sider |
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Side xiii
... Jupiter's satellites . Their eclipses , etc. Velocity of light discovered by their means . Satellites of Saturn - of Uranus - of Neptune CHAPTER XI . OF COMETS . 324 Great number of recorded comets . The number of those unrecorded ...
... Jupiter's satellites . Their eclipses , etc. Velocity of light discovered by their means . Satellites of Saturn - of Uranus - of Neptune CHAPTER XI . OF COMETS . 324 Great number of recorded comets . The number of those unrecorded ...
Side xv
... Jupiter and Saturn . Law of reciprocity between the periodical variations of the elements of both planets . Long inequality of the Earth and Venus . Variation of the epoch . Inequalities incident on the epoch affecting the mean motion ...
... Jupiter and Saturn . Law of reciprocity between the periodical variations of the elements of both planets . Long inequality of the Earth and Venus . Variation of the epoch . Inequalities incident on the epoch affecting the mean motion ...
Side 44
... Jupiter in the clearer skies of tropical countries , are often visible , without any artificial aid , to the naked eye of one who knows nearly where to look for them . During total eclipses of the sun , the larger stars also appear in ...
... Jupiter in the clearer skies of tropical countries , are often visible , without any artificial aid , to the naked eye of one who knows nearly where to look for them . During total eclipses of the sun , the larger stars also appear in ...
Side 162
... Jupiter's satellites , of which we shall speak more at large when we come to treat of those bodies . Every such eclipse is an event which possesses one great advantage in its appli- cability to the purpose in question , viz . that the ...
... Jupiter's satellites , of which we shall speak more at large when we come to treat of those bodies . Every such eclipse is an event which possesses one great advantage in its appli- cability to the purpose in question , viz . that the ...
Side 238
... Jupiter and Saturn , and our trade- winds , arise from a cause , external to these planets , combining itself with their rotation , which alone can produce no motions when once the form of equilibrium is attained . The prismatic ...
... Jupiter and Saturn , and our trade- winds , arise from a cause , external to these planets , combining itself with their rotation , which alone can produce no motions when once the form of equilibrium is attained . The prismatic ...
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Outlines of Astronomy John Frederick William Herschel,Sir John Frederick William Herschel Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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angle angular appear apsides ascertained astronomical axis bright calculation celestial centre circle comet curve described diameter difference direction disc distance disturbed body disturbing force diurnal diurnal motion double stars earth ecliptic Edition effect elements ellipse epoch equal equator equinoctial equinox error exact excentricity fixed globe heavens heliocentric horizon inclination inequality instance instrument interval Jupiter latitude latter less light longitude lunar magnitude mass mean measure meridian moon moon's motion nearly nebula node normal force nutation object observed orbit parallax parallel perigee perihelion period perturbations planet planetary pole portion position Post 8vo precession proper motions proportion recede recess reckoned refraction respect result revolution right ascension rotation round satellites Saturn seen sidereal sidereal day sidereal period situation solar sphere spherical stars station sun's suppose surface syzygies tangential force telescope tion Uranus variation velocity visible vols whole Woodcuts zenith
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