On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 91
... opposite to her ; so that the earth has a tendency to leave the waters , but is retained by gravitation , which is again diminished by this tendency . Thus the waters immediately under the moon are drawn from the earth , at the same ...
... opposite to her ; so that the earth has a tendency to leave the waters , but is retained by gravitation , which is again diminished by this tendency . Thus the waters immediately under the moon are drawn from the earth , at the same ...
Page 92
... opposite to her , are rendered lighter in consequence of the diminution of their gravitation ; and , in order to preserve the equilibrium , the axes 90 ° distant would be shortened . The elevation , on account of the smaller space to ...
... opposite to her , are rendered lighter in consequence of the diminution of their gravitation ; and , in order to preserve the equilibrium , the axes 90 ° distant would be shortened . The elevation , on account of the smaller space to ...
Page 94
... opposite coasts of Norway and Denmark , and , continuing its course to the south , arrives at the mouth of the Thames and fills the channels of that river on the morning of the third day after leaving the Antarctic Ocean . Thus the ...
... opposite coasts of Norway and Denmark , and , continuing its course to the south , arrives at the mouth of the Thames and fills the channels of that river on the morning of the third day after leaving the Antarctic Ocean . Thus the ...
Page 123
... opposite pole from which it set out . Now , however , they have a greater rota- places they successively arrive at , so the bias is to the W. , and they become the N.W. and S.W. extra- tropical winds . tory motion than the If on ...
... opposite pole from which it set out . Now , however , they have a greater rota- places they successively arrive at , so the bias is to the W. , and they become the N.W. and S.W. extra- tropical winds . tory motion than the If on ...
Page 126
... opposite direction . The hurricanes which originate south of the equator , and whose initial path is from N.E. to S.W. , bend round at the tropic of Capricorn , and then move from N.W. to S.E. The extent and velocity of these storms are ...
... opposite direction . The hurricanes which originate south of the equator , and whose initial path is from N.E. to S.W. , bend round at the tropic of Capricorn , and then move from N.W. to S.E. The extent and velocity of these storms are ...
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