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Page 281
... tides are called , respectively , spring and neap tides . 598. The cause of the tides is the attraction of the Sun and Moon upon the water of the ocean . But for this foreign influ- ence , as we may call it , the waters having found ...
... tides are called , respectively , spring and neap tides . 598. The cause of the tides is the attraction of the Sun and Moon upon the water of the ocean . But for this foreign influ- ence , as we may call it , the waters having found ...
Page 282
... tide at B , we see another high tide at C on the opposite side of the globe . At the same time it is low tide at D and E. 601. The principal cause of the tide - wave on the side of the Earth opposite the Moon is the difference of the ...
... tide at B , we see another high tide at C on the opposite side of the globe . At the same time it is low tide at D and E. 601. The principal cause of the tide - wave on the side of the Earth opposite the Moon is the difference of the ...
Page 283
... tides , is revolving eastward , and comes to the meridian later and later every night , so the tides are about 50 minutes later each success- ive day . This makes the interval between ... TIDES . E M A D PHILOSOPHY OF THE TIDES . 283.
... tides , is revolving eastward , and comes to the meridian later and later every night , so the tides are about 50 minutes later each success- ive day . This makes the interval between ... TIDES . E M A D PHILOSOPHY OF THE TIDES . 283.
Page 284
... tide , called Neap Tide . The whole philosophy of spring and neap tides may be illustrated by the an- nexed diagram . On the right side of the cut , the Sun and Moon are in conjunction , and unite to produce a spring tide . At the first ...
... tide , called Neap Tide . The whole philosophy of spring and neap tides may be illustrated by the an- nexed diagram . On the right side of the cut , the Sun and Moon are in conjunction , and unite to produce a spring tide . At the first ...
Page 285
... tides are the result not so much of the attraction of the Sun and Moon , as a whole , as of the difference in their attraction on different sides of the Earth , caused by a ... tides varied , especially by PHILOSOPHY OF THE TIDES . 285.
... tides are the result not so much of the attraction of the Sun and Moon , as a whole , as of the difference in their attraction on different sides of the Earth , caused by a ... tides varied , especially by PHILOSOPHY OF THE TIDES . 285.
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion diurnal motion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude Libra light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac