Elements of astronomy ... with explanatory notes, and questions for examination (1855)
Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889 · New York, Farmer, Brace & co. · leaf 283
seen thatthere are daily two high tides and two low tides. The in-terval of time between two successive high or low tides,is about 12h. 25m. Accordingly when there is a hightide at any place, as New York, for instance, there mustalso be a high tide on the opposite side of the globe, andthe same is… … HIGH AND LOW TIDES 679. A marked correspondence exists between themotion of the tides and the motion of the moon. If to-dayat 10 A. M., it is high tide in a certain harbor, it will behigh tide to morrow in the same harbor at lOh. 50m.28sec. A. M. The interval therefore that elapses be-tween any…
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