A treatise on attractions, Laplace's functions, and the figure of the earth1860 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 71
Side xiii
... FLUID MASS , AND THEREFORE CONSISTING OF STRATA NEARLY SPHERICAL . 68. A homogeneous mass of fluid , every particle attracting ac- cording to the inverse square of the distance , can revolve with a uniform velocity round an axis , if it ...
... FLUID MASS , AND THEREFORE CONSISTING OF STRATA NEARLY SPHERICAL . 68. A homogeneous mass of fluid , every particle attracting ac- cording to the inverse square of the distance , can revolve with a uniform velocity round an axis , if it ...
Side xiv
... fluid mass 82. Test of the law of density used , by its application to calculate Precession • 84. Argument drawn by Mr Hopkins from Precession that the crust is of considerable thickness . 85. Remarks on Professors Hennessy and ...
... fluid mass 82. Test of the law of density used , by its application to calculate Precession • 84. Argument drawn by Mr Hopkins from Precession that the crust is of considerable thickness . 85. Remarks on Professors Hennessy and ...
Side xv
... fluid 2 • Length of an arc of meridian ; also of longitude 97. Formulæ for semi - axis major and ellipticity . 98. Examples , to show how much small errors in the observed amplitude affect the calculated ellipticity · · PAGE • 97 98 99 ...
... fluid 2 • Length of an arc of meridian ; also of longitude 97. Formulæ for semi - axis major and ellipticity . 98. Examples , to show how much small errors in the observed amplitude affect the calculated ellipticity · · PAGE • 97 98 99 ...
Side 57
... fluid - equilibrium , if it prevail through extensive tracts , may have a sensible effect upon the plumb - line . The following Proposition , with which we shall close this Chapter , will show this . These questions , in themselves ...
... fluid - equilibrium , if it prevail through extensive tracts , may have a sensible effect upon the plumb - line . The following Proposition , with which we shall close this Chapter , will show this . These questions , in themselves ...
Side 60
... to show the kind of effect which slight but extensive ariations from the density of fluid - equilibrium in the hidden regions below may have upon the plumb - line : Numerical calculation of the dimensions of these compart-
... to show the kind of effect which slight but extensive ariations from the density of fluid - equilibrium in the hidden regions below may have upon the plumb - line : Numerical calculation of the dimensions of these compart-
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the Earth John Henry Pratt Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the Earth John Henry Pratt Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1865 |
Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the Earth John Henry Pratt Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1865 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
amplitudes angles angular velocity attraction axes axis of revolution calculated Cambridge Cape Comorin cause centre centrifugal force CHARLES KINGSLEY Clairaut's Theorem cloth co-ordinates coefficient coincidence CONIC SECTIONS const cos² Crown 8vo crust Damargida deduced distance Ea² Earth Earth's mass ellipticity equi error Fcap fluid mass formula geodetic Hence hypothesis integration Kaliana Laplace's Equation Laplace's Functions last Article latitude law of density librium M.A. Second Edition mean ellipticity measured Mechanical Philosophy meridian miles nearly spherical Ocean original fluidity particle pendulum plumb-line point xyz Precession pressure PROP quantities ratio result series of Laplace's shell sin² spheroid station strata stratum Substituting Suppose surfaces of equal term thickness ticity Treatise Trinity College vanish W₁ w²a Y₁ zero μ² µ³
Populære avsnitt
Side 88 - HERVEY.— The Genealogies of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as contained in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke, reconciled with each other and with the Genealogy of the House of David, from Adam to the close of the Canon of the Old Testament, and shown to be in harmony with the true Chronology of the Times.
Side 88 - Christ and other Masters. A Historical Inquiry into some of the Chief Parallelisms and Contrasts between Christianity and the Religious Systems of the Ancient World.
Side 95 - The fitness of Holy Scripture for Unfolding the Spiritual Life of Man : Christ the Desire of all Nations ; or, the Unconscious Prophecies of Heathendom.
Side 85 - CAMPBELL : — THE NATURE OF THE ATONEMENT AND ITS RELATION TO REMISSION OF SINS AND ETERNAL LIFE. Fourth and Cheaper Edition, crown 8vo. 6s. "Among the first theological treatises of this generation.
Side 95 - A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF THE CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT DURING THE fIRST FOUR CENTURIES. Fourth Edition. With Preface on "Supernatural Religion.
Side 96 - Wilson. — A MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON, MD, FRSE, Regius Professor of Technology in the University of Edinburgh. By his SISTER. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. "An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit.
Side 93 - Prize Essay for 1877. 8vo. &r. 6d. SMITH— Works by the Rev. BARNARD SMITH, MA, Rector of Glaston, Rutland, late Fellow and Senior Bursar of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA, in their Principles and Application ; with numerous systematically arranged Examples taken from the Cambridge Examination Papers, with especial reference to the Ordinary Examination for the BA Degree.
Side 88 - Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d. HOWARD. — The Pentateuch ; Or, the Five Books of Moses. Translated into English from the Version of the LXX. With Notes on its Omissions and Insertions, and also on the Passages in which it differs from the Authorized Version. By the Hon. HENRY HOWARD, DD Crown 8vo. GENESIS, One Volume, 8s. 6d. ; EXODUS AND LEVITICUS, One Volume, 10s. 6d. ; NUMBERS AND DEUTERONOMY, One Volume, 10s. 6d. HOZIER. — The Seven Weeks' War ; Its Antecedents and its Incidents.
Side 96 - THE SEVEN KINGS OF ROME. An Easy Narrative, abridged from the First Book of Livy by the omission of Difficult Passages; being a First Latin Reading Book, with Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary.
Side 94 - Others are in progress, and will be announced in due time. THRING.— A Construing Book. Compiled by the Rev. EDWARD THRING, MA Head Master of Uppingham Grammar School, late -Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Fcap.