Astronomy for schools; upon the basis of Mons. Arago's lectures at the Royal observatory of Paris .. (1841)
Arago, F. (François), 1786-1853, Haskins, Roswell William, [from old catalog] ed · New York, Robinson, Pratt & co.; · leaf 241
these results. It has been computed that the20* *238 TIDES. influence of the sun is about two and one half timesless than that of the moon. Still it is sufficient to pro-duce a flux and reflux of the ocean; so that there are,in fact, two tides, one lunar and the other solar; andthese act with, or… … fig. 40. the sun, S, and moon are then in the samemeridian, and as their attractive effects are united in TIDES. 239 the same line, they snould, as in this position they do,produce the greatest possible result—causing the highesttides at Z and N, and the greatest depression at H andR. On the…
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