Jones, H. Spencer (Harold Spencer), 1890- · London E. Arnold & co. · leaf 116
sented by the linethan at A, with the Moon,shown, north of the equator. But after 12 hours,A will have come to B, owing to the rotation of the Earth,and the height of the next high tide at A is therefore repre-sented by Bb. The two tides will only be equal when theMoon is on the equator and this… … THE MOON 101 There are two other causes which operate to produceinequalities in successive high tides. The first is the solarattraction which operates in an exactly similar manner tothat of the Moon. Although the Sun is much larger thanthe Moon, its greater attracting power on this account is…
Astronomy
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
