 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 624 pages
...said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, in the case of the sun,...on account of its very great distance, its relative actioix upon the surface of the earth, compared with that at the centre, is but about one third as... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, in the case of the sun,...with that at the centre, is but about one third as gruat as that of the moon. At new and full moon, when the sun'« arid inoon'n actions conspire, the... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 626 pages
...disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, in the case of the BUD, although its absolute action is about double that...but about one third as great as that of the moon. At new and full moon, when the sun's and moon's actions conspire, the tides are highest, and are called... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 622 pages
...disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied aleo to that of the sun ; only, in the case of the eun, although its absolute action is about double that of the moon, yet, on account of ite very great distance, its relative actiou upon the surface of the earth, compared with that at the... | |
 | 1833 - 336 pages
...said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, in the case , of the sun,...moon, yet, on account of its very great distance, the relative action upon the surface of the earth, compared with that at the centre, is about one third... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 620 pages
...said with respect to the moon'i influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun; only, in the case of the sun,...but about one third as great as that of the moon. At new and full moon, when the sun's and moon's actions conspire, the tides are highest, and are called... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 618 pages
...said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun; only, in the case of the sun,...but about one third as great as that of the moon. At new and full moon, when the sun's and moon's actions conspire, the tides are highest, and are called... | |
 | Treasury - 1853 - 276 pages
...said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, in the case of the sun,...moon, yet, on account of its very great distance, as already partly explained, its relative action upon the surface of the earth, compared with that... | |
 | 1855 - 714 pages
...level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun ; only, "7 9 /I .. WONDERS OF THE OCEAN. in the case of the sun, although its absolute action...moon, yet, on account of its very great distance, as already partly explained, its relative action upon the surface of the earth, compared with that... | |
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XIT. 22 we have said with respect to the moon's influence in disturbing the level of the ocean, may be applied also to that of the sun; only, in the case of the sun, although its absolute action is about double that of the moon, yet, on account of its... 