On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Wave- - The Semidiurnal Its Speed Three kinds of Oscillations in the Ocean Tides Moon - ― - - Equinoctial Tides - Effects of the Declination of the Sun and Theory insufficient without Observation - Direction of the Tidal Wave . - Height ...
... Wave- - The Semidiurnal Its Speed Three kinds of Oscillations in the Ocean Tides Moon - ― - - Equinoctial Tides - Effects of the Declination of the Sun and Theory insufficient without Observation - Direction of the Tidal Wave . - Height ...
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... Wave- - Three kinds of Oscillations in the Ocean- The Semidiurnal Equinoctial Tides Effects of the Declination of the Sun and Theory insufficient without Observation Direction of the Tidal Wave - Height of Tides Mass of Moon obtained ...
... Wave- - Three kinds of Oscillations in the Ocean- The Semidiurnal Equinoctial Tides Effects of the Declination of the Sun and Theory insufficient without Observation Direction of the Tidal Wave - Height of Tides Mass of Moon obtained ...
Page 92
... wave , but much smaller , raised by the sun , tends to follow his motions , which at times combines with the lunar wave , and at others opposes it , according to the relative positions of the two luminaries ; but as the lunar wave is ...
... wave , but much smaller , raised by the sun , tends to follow his motions , which at times combines with the lunar wave , and at others opposes it , according to the relative positions of the two luminaries ; but as the lunar wave is ...
Page 93
... waves from that source follow one another in a north - westerly direction down the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ... wave or ridge of water , which tends to follow the luminaries to the north and west , and continues to flow in that ...
... waves from that source follow one another in a north - westerly direction down the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ... wave or ridge of water , which tends to follow the luminaries to the north and west , and continues to flow in that ...
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... wave that enters the Atlantic passes impetuously along the coasts of Africa and America , arriving later and later at each place . It is modified , however , by a tide raised in the Atlantic , which is deep and free from islands ; and ...
... wave that enters the Atlantic passes impetuously along the coasts of Africa and America , arriving later and later at each place . It is modified , however , by a tide raised in the Atlantic , which is deep and free from islands ; and ...
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