Essays on several curious and useful subjects, in speculative and mix'd mathematicks : illustrated by a variety of examples (1740)
Simpson, Thomas, 1710-1761, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL · London : Printed by H. Woodfall, jun. for J. Nourse ... · leaf 33
uator : And S5, Sit ^f=^) ^» -f» are Afcending in refped of the South Pole, and Defcending in refpe<5lof the North Pole of the Equator. 4. That a Star may be fo pofited, that the fmall Ellipfe which it apparentlydefcribes, may, by including, or approaching very near to the Pole of the World,make… … 0/ 0/ deMOTlON anc^ ORBITS of Bodies affeSied with Proje&ile and Centripetal Forces. PROPOSITION I. A Body being let go from P, at a given Difiance PS, from S,the Center of Forcey in a given DireBion P B, with a givenVelocity; Io find the Conic SeBion it will defcribe, and thePeriodic T^ime^ in…
Celestial mechanics · Calculus · Astronomy
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