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bk. I. Of the apparent motion of the heavenly bodies

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Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace

Printed at the University Press for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830 - Astronomy

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OF THE APPARENT MOTION OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES	3

Of the planets and in particular of Mercury and Venus	48

Of Uranus and of its satellites	72

Of the figure of the earth of the variation of gravity	89

Of the appearances which arise from the motion of rota	171

Of the laws of motion of the planets about the sun	180

Of the figure of the orbits of the comets and of	194

Of the laws of the motion of the satellites about their	208

OF THE LAWS OF MOTION	221

Of the motion of a material point	228

Of the equilibrium of a system of bodies	254

Of the equilibrium of fluids	270

Of the motion of a system of bodies	277

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angle angular apparent diameter appears astronomical atmosphere axes axis of rotation bodies celestial centre of gravity CHAP circle circle of latitude comet commencement consequently coordinates curve degrees density described determined diminishes direction disk diurnal motion duration earth ecliptic equal equator equilibrium equinox extremely fixed point fluid greatest height hence horizon hypothesis inclination increase inequalities instant interval Jupiter latitude length light longitude lunar maximum mean distance measures Mercury meridian molecule moon move nearly node observed obtain orbit oscillations parallax parallel pass pendulum perihelion perpendicular phenomena plane pole position preceding proper motion proportional quantity radius vector ratio rays refraction respect resultant retrograde retrograde motion revolution revolve right ascension right line satellites Saturn sidereal sine solar solstice square supposed surface syzygies tangent temperature terrestrial tion Uranus vanishes variations velocity Venus vernal equinox vertical vis viva Ση

Bibliographic information

Title	bk. I. Of the apparent motion of the heavenly bodies Volume 1 of The System of the World, Henry Hickman Harte
Author	Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace
Translated by	Henry Hickman Harte
Publisher	Printed at the University Press for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	Jul 10, 2007

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