Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica autore Js. Newton ...

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Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica autore Js. Newton ...
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Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.
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Londini :: Jussu Societatis Regiae ac Typis Josephi Streater ...,
1687.
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Mechanics -- Early works to 1800.
Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800.
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Prop. XXXVIII. Theor. XII.
Posito quod vis centripeta proportionalis sit altitudini seu distantiae loco∣rum a centro, dico quod cadentium tempora, velocitates & spatia descripta sunt arcubus arcuum{que} sinibus
[illustration]
versis & sinibus rectis respective pro∣portionales.

Cadat corpus de loco quovis A secun∣dum rectam AS; & centro virium S, in∣tervallo AS, describatur circuli quadrans AE, sit{que} CD sinus rectus arcus cujus∣vis

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AD, & corpus A, tempore AD, cadendo describet spatium AC, in{que} loco C acquisierit velocitatem CD. Demonstratur eo∣dem modo ex Propositione X. quo Propositio XXXII. ex Pro∣positione XI. demonstrata fuit. Q.E.D.

Corol. 1. Hinc aequalia sunt tempora quibus corpus unum de loco A cadendo provenit ad centrum S, & corpus aliud revolven∣do describit arcum quadrantalem ADE.

Corol. 2. Proinde aequalia sunt tempora omnia quibus corpora de locis quibusvis ad us{que} centrum cadunt. Nam revolventium tempora omnia periodica (per Corol. 3. Prop. IV.) aequan∣tur.

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