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THE RINGS OF SATURN.—Prof. Levi-Civito has written an interesting pamphlet on the mechanics of the ring of Saturn (“Sulla Forma dell' Anello di Saturno,” Premiale Officine Grafiche Carlo Ferrari, Venezia). His conclusion is that under certain hypotheses the angular velocity of each ring exceeds that of a satellite at the same distance. He points out that the differential equations applicable to, a flexible substance are applicable, even in spite of Clerk Maxwell's demonstration that the ring consists of discreet particles. He therefore reverses the procedure of Stazia in Dante:—
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 80, 439–440 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/080439b0
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