Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ON THE DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE OF A COMET FROM THE EARTH, AND THE ELEMENTS OF ITS ORBIT
- ON THE THEORY OF THE MOON, AND ON THE PERTURBATIONS OF THE PLANETS
- AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON THE COMPUTATION OF ECLIPSES AND OCCULTATIONS
- AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON THE TIDES
- ON THE HEAT OF VAPOURS AND ON ASTRONOMICAL REFRACTIONS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- General Expressions
- On the Pressure of Steam
- On the Steam Engine
- On the Vapours of Æther, Alcohol, Petroleum, and Oil of Turpentine
- On the Conditions of the Atmosphere and on the Calculation of Heights by the Barometer
- On Astronomical Refractions
- ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE PLANET NEPTUNE
On the Conditions of the Atmosphere and on the Calculation of Heights by the Barometer
from ON THE HEAT OF VAPOURS AND ON ASTRONOMICAL REFRACTIONS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ON THE DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE OF A COMET FROM THE EARTH, AND THE ELEMENTS OF ITS ORBIT
- ON THE THEORY OF THE MOON, AND ON THE PERTURBATIONS OF THE PLANETS
- AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON THE COMPUTATION OF ECLIPSES AND OCCULTATIONS
- AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON THE TIDES
- ON THE HEAT OF VAPOURS AND ON ASTRONOMICAL REFRACTIONS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- General Expressions
- On the Pressure of Steam
- On the Steam Engine
- On the Vapours of Æther, Alcohol, Petroleum, and Oil of Turpentine
- On the Conditions of the Atmosphere and on the Calculation of Heights by the Barometer
- On Astronomical Refractions
- ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE PLANET NEPTUNE
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- On the Determination of the Distance of a Comet from the EarthAnd Other Works, pp. 305 - 316Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014