A Plain Elementary and Practical System of Natural Experimental Philosophy: Including Astronomy and ChronologyHopkins and Earle, 1809 - 538 страници |
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... Moon 492 Time of the Moon's Rising , and Horizontal Moon 497 Lunar Inequalities 499 Eclipses of the Moon 507 Eclipses of the Sun 510 Construction of Solar Eclipses 517 Projection of Lunar Eclipses 520 The fixed Stars 522 Aberration of ...
... Moon 492 Time of the Moon's Rising , and Horizontal Moon 497 Lunar Inequalities 499 Eclipses of the Moon 507 Eclipses of the Sun 510 Construction of Solar Eclipses 517 Projection of Lunar Eclipses 520 The fixed Stars 522 Aberration of ...
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... moon revolves round our earth , while both these primary planets regarded the sun as the center of their annual motions . The priests , who had engrossed all the schools of Europe into their hands , and could not bear to be convicted of ...
... moon revolves round our earth , while both these primary planets regarded the sun as the center of their annual motions . The priests , who had engrossed all the schools of Europe into their hands , and could not bear to be convicted of ...
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... moon and to the most distant body in the solar system , regulating and determining all their compli- cated motions . As Galileo laid open the effects of this unknown power in the motion of bodies near the sur- face of the earth , more ...
... moon and to the most distant body in the solar system , regulating and determining all their compli- cated motions . As Galileo laid open the effects of this unknown power in the motion of bodies near the sur- face of the earth , more ...
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... moon ; and upon examining the effects of this power , which he called gravitation , he found that the moon might be retained in her orbit by the very same force , which attracts a heavy body , provided that it decreased in its energy ...
... moon ; and upon examining the effects of this power , which he called gravitation , he found that the moon might be retained in her orbit by the very same force , which attracts a heavy body , provided that it decreased in its energy ...
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... moon . Consequently it would bring down a heavy body towards the earth but a 3600th part of 58140 feet in a mi- nute , which is 16.15 feet . So that a heavy body at the distance of the moon would require a minute of time to fall as far ...
... moon . Consequently it would bring down a heavy body towards the earth but a 3600th part of 58140 feet in a mi- nute , which is 16.15 feet . So that a heavy body at the distance of the moon would require a minute of time to fall as far ...
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acquired altitude angle of incidence angle of refraction appear arch atmosphere attraction axis bulk called center of force central force circle colour concave concave lens converge convex lens curve cycloid degree denser medium density descend diameter direction diverge earth ecliptic elastic electricity ellipsis equal equator fall feet fluid focal distance friction given glass globe greater greatest half heat heavy body Hence hole horizon increased inversely latus rectum length less magnet mercury meridian mirror moon moon's motion move nearer nonconductor object observed octave orbit parabola parallel particles pass pendulum perpendicular plane Plate pole pressure prime conductor produced projectile proportional quantity of matter radiant point radius rays of light reflected reflexion retina revolving right ascension round side sine sound space specific gravity square root string sun's surface syzygies tance tangent telescope thereby tides tion tube velocity vessel vial vibrations weight wheel wind
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Страница 264 - When a ray of light passes from one medium to another, it is refracted so that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocities in the two media.
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Страница 266 - This amounts to the same with saying, that, in the case before us, the sine of the angle of incidence is to the sine of the angle of refraction in a given ratio.
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