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When La Place published his Systeme du Monde , but seven planets had been discovered , all circulating in one direction around the sun . Now , why , he asked , should all these revolve in their annual orbits from west to east ?
When La Place published his Systeme du Monde , but seven planets had been discovered , all circulating in one direction around the sun . Now , why , he asked , should all these revolve in their annual orbits from west to east ?
Page 100
Alike incredible is it , that more than forty planets , without any cause , should all move in one direction round the sun . If the several boats should be steered directly towards the shore , or very nearly so , the chances against ...
Alike incredible is it , that more than forty planets , without any cause , should all move in one direction round the sun . If the several boats should be steered directly towards the shore , or very nearly so , the chances against ...
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The person jumping from the fast boat would have a greater forward velocity than the other ; and as they met face to face , he would move faster than the other , and the tendency to rotate would exist as before , the direction of the ...
The person jumping from the fast boat would have a greater forward velocity than the other ; and as they met face to face , he would move faster than the other , and the tendency to rotate would exist as before , the direction of the ...
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