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tables of Meyer and more modern tables,
                                         and has compared them with the values as-
                                         signed by Newton from his theory; and the
                                         comparison is very remarkable.
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                                            Newton.   Modern Tables.  A ’ ” A ’
                                         ” Mean monthly motion of Apses 1.31.28
                                         3.4.0 Mean annual motion of nodes 19.18.1,23
                                         19.21.22,50 Mean value of ”variation” 36.10
                                         35.47 Annual equation 11.51 11.14 Inequal-
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