planetary motion

collocation in English

meaningsofplanetaryandmotion

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planetary
adjective
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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(Definition ofplanetaryandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He knew a great deal about theories ofplanetarymotion.
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Their practical interest lies in the fact that many physical systems are perturbations of integrable systems, withplanetarymotionas the classical example and historical driving force.
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It is, therefore, reasonable to conjecture that the astronomical circumstances behind all three types ofplanetarymotion, including the longitudinal, develop from one and the same model of the cosmos.
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It was an interesting explanation forplanetarymotion, but it was wrong.
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It contained in particular the first version in print of his third law ofplanetarymotion.
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He is best known for his laws ofplanetarymotion.
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It contained all three laws ofplanetarymotionand attempted to explain heavenly motions through physical causes.
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Only one damaged manuscript has been found, with only the introduction and the first section, on the theory ofplanetarymotion, surviving.
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This result implies thatplanetarymotionis not absolutely stable.
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In time-exposure photographs, asteroids appear as short streaks due to theirplanetarymotionwith respect to fixed stars.
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He offers recommendations on everything from an alternative theory forplanetarymotionto successful recipes for relationships under his system.
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This will have enhanced data mapping, data logging and astronomicalplanetarymotion.
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His laws ofplanetarymotionconcluded that planets move in almost-circular shaped orbits called ellipses.
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This instrument does not employplanetarymotion.
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Newcomb set to work on the measurement of the position of the planets as an aid to navigation, becoming increasingly interested in theories ofplanetarymotion.
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Newton himself had shown in the 1660s that forplanetarymotionunder a circular assumption, force in the radial direction had an inverse-square relation with distance from the center.
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Fienga is also interested in testing gravitational theories from planetary motions.
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In celestial mechanics, he found improved methods to deduce a planetary orbit from observations, and analysed the mathematics of perturbations in planetary motions.
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It was mistakenly believed that more levels of epicycles (circles within circles) were added to the models to match more accurately the observed planetary motions.
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