Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 102
stion the full discussion of the theory of the motions of Uranus.It was specially sought to learn the cause of the large and increasing errorof Bouvards Tables that had been relied upon to show its motion and itsprecise position at any time. Several able mathematicians undertook thisintricate… … THE MOVEMENT OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE. The inner circle shows the position of Uranus at various dates; the outer circle the position ofNeptune. The arrows show the direction toward which Uranus was drawn. nition, and M. Le Verrier, of Paris. Working unknown to each other, theyreached similar…
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