 as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the centre of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its centre of attraction, thus estimated, is much greater than that of the planets to the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest is 84, and  The Horticultural Register - Página 1261835Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - 1838 - 444 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun ; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1842 - 472 páginas
...amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal paral lax, or than 86”. (452.) The moon, as w¿ have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - 672 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's Horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1851 - 492 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal paral lax, or than 8-0". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun ; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1851 - 744 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6”. (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1851 - 706 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1853 - 608 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6''. (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2020 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1857 - 608 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2020 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1858 - 790 páginas
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 86". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
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