 about 30° eastward of the moon, where it is always high water both in the hemisphere where the moon is and in that which is opposite. On the west side of this circle the tide is flowing, on the east it is ebbing, and on every part of the meridian at...  On the Connection of the Physical Sciences - Pàgina 78per Mary Somerville - 1846 - 460 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 720 pàgines
...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,...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 - 666 pàgines
...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,...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... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1835 - 532 pàgines
...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,...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... | |
 | John Gummere - 1837 - 506 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1840 - 858 pàgines
...assuming at every instant the form which the equilibrium of the forces acting upon them requires. Hence on account of the inertia of the waters, if the tides...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 follows... | |
 | T H. Howe - 1842 - 458 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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,...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 pàgines
...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 - 1849 - 568 pàgines
...at every instant the form which the equilibrium of the forces acting upon them requires. Hence, on account of the inertia of the waters, if the tides...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... | |
 | Archibald Tucker Ritchie - 1850 - 642 pàgines
...30° eastward of the moon where it is always high water both in the hemisphere where the moon is, and that which is opposite. On the west side of this circle...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... | |
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