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... equatorial diameter . He then noticed that the consequent bulging of matter at the equator would be attracted by the moon unequally , the nearest parts being most attracted ; and so the moon would tend to tilt the earth when in some ...
... equatorial diameter . He then noticed that the consequent bulging of matter at the equator would be attracted by the moon unequally , the nearest parts being most attracted ; and so the moon would tend to tilt the earth when in some ...
Page 58
... equatorial belt of the earth must revolve round the pole of the ecliptic . Then he set to work and found the amount due to the moon and that due to the sun , and so he solved the mystery of 2,000 years . When Newton applied his law of ...
... equatorial belt of the earth must revolve round the pole of the ecliptic . Then he set to work and found the amount due to the moon and that due to the sun , and so he solved the mystery of 2,000 years . When Newton applied his law of ...
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... equatorial band , shaped like the new war balloons , 30,000 miles long and 7,000 miles across . The next year it was brick - red . A white spot beside it completed a rotation in less time by 51⁄2 minutes than the red spot - a difference ...
... equatorial band , shaped like the new war balloons , 30,000 miles long and 7,000 miles across . The next year it was brick - red . A white spot beside it completed a rotation in less time by 51⁄2 minutes than the red spot - a difference ...
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