On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 93
... waves from that source follow one another in a north - westerly direction down the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ... wave or ridge of water , which tends to follow the luminaries to the north and west , and continues to flow in that ...
... waves from that source follow one another in a north - westerly direction down the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ... wave or ridge of water , which tends to follow the luminaries to the north and west , and continues to flow in that ...
Page 94
... wave that enters the Atlantic passes impetuously along the coasts of Africa and America , arriving later and later at each place . It is modified , however , by a tide raïsed in the Atlantic , which is deep and free from islands ; and ...
... wave that enters the Atlantic passes impetuously along the coasts of Africa and America , arriving later and later at each place . It is modified , however , by a tide raïsed in the Atlantic , which is deep and free from islands ; and ...
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 ...
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