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 Astronomical Refractions
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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. 317 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014