Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de, 1749-1827, Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838, Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861 · Boston, Hillard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins · leaf 630
uantities of the second order, arc PC^y, arc CV=dy. [80]5«]Now the longitude of any point L of the orbit, when the fixed ecliptic is used, isrepresented by the sum of the arcs -E.V-j-JVZ.; but in the variable ecliptic it is representedby ED-\-DL, or EF-\-DL, neglecting infinitely small quantities… … [8015î] [80] 3] 416 PERTURBATIONS OF A COMET. [Méc. Cél. rectify the fundamental ellipsis from 100° to 200^, and we must determinethe perturbations as far as SOO^ of excentric anomaly. Then using theelements and epoch of 1759, and rectifying the ellipsis at —25°, —50°,—70°, and —100°, we shall…
Celestial mechanics · Tides · Capillarity
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