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Page 178
... means of Mr. Cotes's Theorems , without excessive labour . " I did not mean to communicate any Examples to the Society , unless you had thought it proper to do so , to give the Gentlemen some idea of the use of what is already ...
... means of Mr. Cotes's Theorems , without excessive labour . " I did not mean to communicate any Examples to the Society , unless you had thought it proper to do so , to give the Gentlemen some idea of the use of what is already ...
Page 187
... means of certain equations applied to the Motion about the upper focus of the ellipse . By this method the result , even in the orbit of Mercury , may be found within a second of exactness , and that without repeating the operation . 3 ...
... means of certain equations applied to the Motion about the upper focus of the ellipse . By this method the result , even in the orbit of Mercury , may be found within a second of exactness , and that without repeating the operation . 3 ...
Page 189
... mean motion , and the greatest quantities of the several equations , will remain un- changed , unless disturbed by ... means of symbols and an algebraic process ; since , so far is the synthetic method from having the advantage in all ...
... mean motion , and the greatest quantities of the several equations , will remain un- changed , unless disturbed by ... means of symbols and an algebraic process ; since , so far is the synthetic method from having the advantage in all ...
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