... there is a meridian about 30° eastward of the moon, where it is always high water both in the hemisphere where the moon is and in that which is opposite. On the west side of this circle the tide is flowing, on the east it is ebbing, and on every... On the Connection of the Physical Sciences - Page 88by Mary Somerville - 1846 - 468 pagesFull view - About this book
| Mary Somerville - 1831 - 720 pages
...of the inertia of the waters, if the tides be considered relatively to the whole earth and open sea, there is a meridian about 30° eastward of the moon,...tide is flowing, on the east it is ebbing, and on the meridian at 90° distant, it is everywhere low water. It is evident that these tides must happen... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1834 - 390 pages
...the Inertia of the waters, if the tides be considered relatively to the whole earth, and open sea, there is a meridian about 30° eastward of the moon,...of the meridian at 90° distant, it is low water. These tides must necessarily happen twice in a day, since the rotation of the earth brings the same... | |
| John Gummere - 1837 - 506 pages
...both in the hemisphere where the moon is, and in the opposite one. On the west side of this meridian the tide is flowing, on the east it is ebbing; and on the meridian at right angles to the same it is low water. In consequence of the earth's diurnal rotation,... | |
| T H. Howe - 1842 - 458 pages
...hemisphere where the moon is, and in that which is opposite. On the west side of this circle (meridian) the tide is flowing, on the east it is ebbing ; and on every part of that meridian which is 90° distant it is low water." — Mrs. Somerville's Con. ofPhys. Sc., p. 114.... | |
| Ezra Otis Kendall - 1845 - 408 pages
...the inertia of the waters, if the tides be considered relatively to the whole earth, and open sea, there is a meridian about 30° eastward of the moon,...side of this circle the tide is flowing, on the east side it is ebbing, and on every part of the O* meridian 90° distant, it is low water. These tides... | |
| Ezra Otis Kendall - 1845 - 404 pages
...moon, where it is always high water, both in the hemisphere where the moon is, and in that which ia opposite. On the west side of this circle the tide is flowing, on the east side it is ebbing, and on every part of the O* meridian 90° distant, it is low water. These tides... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...always point to the moon notwithstanding the earth's rotation. But on 88 THE SEMIDIURNAL TIDES. SECT. XIII. account of their resistance, the rapid motion...attraction are in every respect like those produced by the'moon, though greatly less in degree. Consequently a similar wave, but much smaller, raised by the... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...the spheroid, its summit would always point to the moon notwithstanding the earth's rotation. But on account of their resistance, the rapid motion produced...attraction are in every respect like those produced by thejmoon, though greatly less in degree. Consequently a similar wave, but much Smaller, raised by the... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 506 pages
...assuming at every instant the form which the equilibrium of the forces acting upon them requires. Hence OD account of the inertia of the waters, if the tides...attraction are in every respect like those produced by theJmoon, though greatly less in degree. Consequently a similar wave, but much smaller, raised by the... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1849 - 568 pages
...the spheroid, its summit would always point to the moon notwithstanding the earth's rotation. But, on account of their resistance, the rapid motion produced...attraction are in every respect like those produced by the moon, though greatly less in degree. Consequently a similar wave but much smaller raised by the... | |
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