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Variation of the moon
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
An inequality in the movement of our satellite, amounting at certain times to 37` in longitude: it was the first lunar inequality explained by newton on the principles of gravitation.
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Inequality, английский
Неравенство
Gravitation, английский
- Гравитация
- The natural tendency or inclination of all bodies towards the centre of the earth; and which was established by sir isaac newton, as the great law of nature.
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Variation of the variation, английский
Is the change in the declination of the needle observed at different times in the same place.
Variation chart, английский
The well-known chart produced by halley, whereon a number of curved lines show the variation of the compass in the places they pass through. the admiralty variation chart has been brought to great perfection.
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