Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyH.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1862 - 328 pages |
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... force which acts with undeviating steadiness and regularity . The changes of winds and skies , seemingly so capricious and casual , are produced by the operation of the sun's heat upon air and moisture , land and sea ; and though in ...
... force which acts with undeviating steadiness and regularity . The changes of winds and skies , seemingly so capricious and casual , are produced by the operation of the sun's heat upon air and moisture , land and sea ; and though in ...
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... forces of which the rules are thus prescribed . The relations and rules by which these occurrences are thus determined necessarily depend on measures of time and space , motion and force ; on quantities which are subject to numerical ...
... forces of which the rules are thus prescribed . The relations and rules by which these occurrences are thus determined necessarily depend on measures of time and space , motion and force ; on quantities which are subject to numerical ...
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... force at the surfaces of the two planets is different . The law which regulates the density of the air at any point , with reference to the height from the earth's surface , would be the same , if the atmos- phere were ten times as ...
... force at the surfaces of the two planets is different . The law which regulates the density of the air at any point , with reference to the height from the earth's surface , would be the same , if the atmos- phere were ten times as ...
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... force of gravity at the same place is always the same . In some cases , a very simple cause produces very complicated effects ; thus the globular form of the earth , and the inclination of its axis during its annual motion , give rise ...
... force of gravity at the same place is always the same . In some cases , a very simple cause produces very complicated effects ; thus the globular form of the earth , and the inclination of its axis during its annual motion , give rise ...
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... forces of the system remaining unaltered . If the earth were removed towards the centre by about one - eighth of its distance , the year would be diminished by about a month ; and in the same manner it would be increased by a month on ...
... forces of the system remaining unaltered . If the earth were removed towards the centre by about one - eighth of its distance , the year would be diminished by about a month ; and in the same manner it would be increased by a month on ...
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