Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica autore Js. Newton ...

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Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica autore Js. Newton ...
Author
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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Scholium.

Hactenus de motibus Lunae quatenus Excentricitas Orbis non consideratur. Similibus computationibus inveni, quod Apogaeum, ubi in Conjunctione vel Oppositione Solis versatur, progreditur sin∣gulis diebus 23' respectu Fixarum; ubi verò in Quadraturis est, re∣greditur singulis diebus 16⅓ circiter: quodque ipsius motus medius annuus sit quasi 40 gr. Per Tabulas Astronomicas à Cl. Flamstedio ad Hypothesin Horroxii accommodatas, Apogaeum in ipsius Syzygiis progreditur cum motu diurno 24'.28", in Quadraturis autem re∣greditur cum motu diurno 20'.12", & motu medio annuo 40 gr. 41' fertur in consequentia. Quod differentia inter motum diur∣num progressivum Apogaei in ipsius Syzygiis, & motum diur∣num regressivum in ipsius Quadraturis, per Tabulas sit 4'.16", per computationem verò nostram 6'⅔, vitio Tabularum tribuendum esse

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suspicamur. Sed neque computationem nostram satis accuratam esse putamus. Nam rationem quandam ineundo prodiere Apogaei motus diurnus progressivus in ipsius Syzygiis, & motus diurnus re∣gressivus in ipsius Quadraturis, paulo majores. Computationes autem, ut nimis perplexas & approximationibus impeditas, neque satis accuratas, apponere non lubet.

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