The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: accompanied by a celestial atlas (1873)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, ed, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere · New York, Sheldon & company · leaf 291
w and full Moon. 60S. What daily lagging of the tides? Interval between two successive high tidesTWhat other lagging? Cause of this last? 604. What modification of the time andcharacter of the tides? 605. Do the Sun and Moon always act together in attractingthe waters Why not* How affect each… … o Here the Sun and Moon, being in conjunction, unite their forces to produce an extra-ordinary tide. The same effect follows when they are in opposition; so that we havetwo spring tides every month—namely, at new and full Moon. If the tide-waves at A and B are one-third higher at the Moons…
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