Astronomy in a nutshell, the chief facts and principles explained in popular language for the general reader and for schools (1912)
Serviss, Garrett Putman, 1851-1929, Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 114
alf-way between thetwo tides, or along a diameter at right anglesto the direction of the moon, the lattersattraction increases the weight of the water,i. £., its tendency toward the earths centre(see Fig. 6). Perhaps this can better beunderstood, if we imagine the earth to beentirely liquid. In… … Fig. 6. The Tidal Force of the Moon. The solid earth is represented surrounded by a shell ofwater. The water on the side toward the moon is moreattracted than the centre of the earth, C; the water on theopposite side is less attracted. The lines of force fromthe moon to the parts of the water lying…
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