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OverviewThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1716 Excerpt: ...by the fame Degrees by which it had decreas'd before; and the Nodes coming to the next Conjunction and Oppofition, it returns to its former Magnitude. JJ.E. D. Corollary. From this and the former Pnopofition, we may fblve the moft known Phenomena of the Moon; I mean the annualRegrefs of the Nodes confiding of about 193 Degrees, & that Mutability of the Jnpl n, ation of the Orbit of this Planet, in.which when the Nodes are in the Quadratures, the Angle of Inclination contains only 4. 99'. 3f But when they are in the-Sjrigies, the fame Angle is found to arife to about f. 17'. 20., !j XXXVfll. All the Inequalities which are in the Motions of the Secondary Planets revolving about their Primaries, are fomething greater id the Conjunction of the Satellite with the.'Sun; than they are in the Oppofition. ..! v-vb For fince QS bears a greater Proportion to Q A than QB bears to Q S, by reafon that S Ay SB, asterif paribifs, are equal, and that QS, is' greater than Q A J the duplicate Proportion o QM to QS, will be greater ftill than the duplir cate Proportion of QS to Qm. And confer quently the Difference M S will be greater, than, the Difference mS; and LM greater than 1m., From whence the Effects derived from this.Force: will be greater than thofe which are derived from, the other., Q, E. D.. '....: i But it is to be noted, that the Diftance of the Earth from MTJSun is fo vaftly great, thtt the Difference of;tiie Forces abput the Conjundion, of of the Moon with the Sun, and about the Oppofition of-the fame, is very fmall, and hath fcarce been diftinguiflied yet by any Obfervations. From whence it is not to be wonder'd, that Aftronomers have taken no notice of this Diftinftion. XXXVIII. The abfolute Force of the Sun ir the ... Full Product DetailsAuthor: William WhistonPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9781130935561ISBN 10: 1130935566 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 05 March 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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