On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 95
... wave , they return to their places again . The resistance of the sea - bed is insensible in deep water ; but when the tidal ... waves or oscillations be excited in a fluid by different forces , each pursues its course and has its effect ...
... wave , they return to their places again . The resistance of the sea - bed is insensible in deep water ; but when the tidal ... waves or oscillations be excited in a fluid by different forces , each pursues its course and has its effect ...
Page 98
... waves of the ocean extends very little below the surface . Even in the most violent storms the water is probably calm at the depth of ninety or a hundred fathoms . The tidal wave of the ocean does not reach the Mediterranean nor the ...
... waves of the ocean extends very little below the surface . Even in the most violent storms the water is probably calm at the depth of ninety or a hundred fathoms . The tidal wave of the ocean does not reach the Mediterranean nor the ...
Page 99
... waves or undulations . A stone plunged into a pool of still water occasions a series of waves to advance along the surface , though the water itself is not carried forward , but only rises into heights and sinks into hollows , each ...
... waves or undulations . A stone plunged into a pool of still water occasions a series of waves to advance along the surface , though the water itself is not carried forward , but only rises into heights and sinks into hollows , each ...
Page 121
... waves , many hundreds of miles in breadth , has been traced over the greater part of Europe ; and not its breadth only , but also the direction of its front and its velocity , have been clearly ascer- tained . Although , like all other ...
... waves , many hundreds of miles in breadth , has been traced over the greater part of Europe ; and not its breadth only , but also the direction of its front and its velocity , have been clearly ascer- tained . Although , like all other ...
Page 122
... wave , while small undulations in its outline mark the maxima and minima of the minor oscillations . The trade - winds , which are the principal currents in the atmosphere , are only a particular case of those very general laws which ...
... wave , while small undulations in its outline mark the maxima and minima of the minor oscillations . The trade - winds , which are the principal currents in the atmosphere , are only a particular case of those very general laws which ...
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