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... Precession of the equinoxes . Nutation . Aberration Refraction . Parallax . Summary view of the uranographical cor- rections - 176 - CHAPTER VI . OF THE SUN'S MOTION . Apparent motion of the Sun not uniform . Its apparent diameter also ...
... Precession of the equinoxes . Nutation . Aberration Refraction . Parallax . Summary view of the uranographical cor- rections - 176 - CHAPTER VI . OF THE SUN'S MOTION . Apparent motion of the Sun not uniform . Its apparent diameter also ...
Page xiv
... Precession of the equinoxes explained . Nutation . Prin- ciple of forced vibrations - 378 CHAPTER XIII . THEORY OF THE AXES , PERIHELIA , AND EXCENTRICITIES . Variation of elements in general . Distinction between periodic and secular ...
... Precession of the equinoxes explained . Nutation . Prin- ciple of forced vibrations - 378 CHAPTER XIII . THEORY OF THE AXES , PERIHELIA , AND EXCENTRICITIES . Variation of elements in general . Distinction between periodic and secular ...
Page xvi
... precession . Incommensurability of the day and year . Its incon- venience . How obviated . The Julian Calendar . Irregularities at its first introduction . Reformed by Augustus . Gregorian reformation . Solar and lunar cycles ...
... precession . Incommensurability of the day and year . Its incon- venience . How obviated . The Julian Calendar . Irregularities at its first introduction . Reformed by Augustus . Gregorian reformation . Solar and lunar cycles ...
Page 176
... PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES . - NUTATION . - ABERRATION.REFRACTION . - PARALLAX . - SUMMARY VIEW OF THE URANOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS . ( 290. ) THE determination of the relative situations of objects in the heavens , and the construction ...
... PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES . - NUTATION . - ABERRATION.REFRACTION . - PARALLAX . - SUMMARY VIEW OF THE URANOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS . ( 290. ) THE determination of the relative situations of objects in the heavens , and the construction ...
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... precession of the equinoxes , because the place of the equinox among the stars , at every subsequent moment , precedes ( with reference to the diurnal motion ) that which it held the moment before . The amount of this motion by which ...
... precession of the equinoxes , because the place of the equinox among the stars , at every subsequent moment , precedes ( with reference to the diurnal motion ) that which it held the moment before . The amount of this motion by which ...
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