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Mechanism of the Heavens (1831), by Mary Somerville

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Mechanism of the Heavens (1831), by Mary Somerville

Mechanism of the Heavens (1831), by Mary Somerville

This note covers the following topics: Dynamics, Universal Gravitation, Lunar Theory and the Satellites.

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