History of physical astronomy, from the earliest ages to the middle of the 19th century. Comprehending a detailed account of the establishment of the theory of gravitation by Newton, and its development by his successors; with an exposition of the progress of research on all the other subjects of celestial physics (1852)
Grant, Robert, 1814-1892 · London, R. Baldwin · leaf 615
ppears, that when the variation in theposition of the apsides is greatest, the variation of the eccentricity is least,and vice versa. (24.) If we suppose the disturbing force to act in the direction of theradius vector so as to diminish the central force at s, it will be found, in asimilar manner,… … APPENDIX. 59X B through G, and will diminish from b to A through f ; and on the otherhand, the apsides will regress from f to g through a, and will progressfrom G to F through b. The points where the variations of both elementsattain their maximum values, and also those at which they…
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