CONTENTS 



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I GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 



II NEWTON 's THEORY or PLANETARY MOTIONS 24 



III THE PRIME RESULTANT 57 



IV THE TIDES 83 

 V THE LAW OF EQUILIBRIUM - 111 



VI THE AUTHOR'S THEORY OF THE TIDES 148 



VII THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS 177 



VIII RECENT COSMOGONIES 194 



IX THE SUN 229 



X THE STARS AND NEBULA 256 



XI GRAVISTATIC HEAT 278 



XH THE PLANETS MARS AND VENUS - 307 



XIII THE MOON - - - - ------ 326 



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