 ... them requires. Hence, on account 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, where it is always high water both in the hemisphere where...  On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences - Page 114by Mary Somerville - 1835 - 493 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 710 pages
...prevents them from assuming at every instant the form which the equilibrium of the forces acting on them requires. Hence, on account of the inertia of...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
...degree, on account of* hi* distance ; he therefore only modifies the form of this spheroid a little. If the waters were capable of assuming the form of...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
...prevents them from assuming at every instant the form which the equilibrium of the forces acting on them requires. Hence, on account of the inertia of...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
...the inertia of the waters, if the tides be considered relatively to the whole earth and open seas, there is a meridian about 30° eastward of the moon,...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... | |
 | A. Barrington - 1850 - 448 pages
...that on which the moon is, has always high water, both in the hemisphere where the moon is, and in the opposite. On the west side of this circle, the tide is flowing ; on the east side, it is ebbing ; and on the meridian, which is at right angles to the same, it is everywhere low... | |
 | John Bradley Harbord - 1883 - 472 pages
...and open seas, on the meridian about 30° to the east of the moon there is high-water, on the west of this circle the tide is flowing, on the east it...on every part of the meridian at 90° distant it is low-water. Tides, Neap (Sax. neafte, " scarcity "). — The smallest tides ; being the result of the... | |
 | 1842 - 446 pages
...prevents thnm from assuming, at every instant, the form which the equilibrium of the forces actine; upon them requires. Hence, on account of the inertia...this circle the tide is flowing, on the east it is ebhing, and on every part of the meridian at 90° distant, it is low water. This great wave, which... | |
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