Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889. [from old catalog] · New York, Sheldon and company · leaf 295
NEAP TIDE QUADRATURE. the excess of attraction exerted by the sun and moon, todraw the waters from the centre of the earth, thus ren-dering them more convex than usual. Around Olthere is a deficiency of solar and lunar attraction, and thewaters in this region are drawn down less than usualtoward…
Astronomy
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