The geography of the heavens and classbook of astronomy; (1863)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere. [from old catalog] · New York, Mason brothers; Boston, Mason & Hamlin; [etc., etc.] · leaf 286
l Moon. 603. What daily lagging of the tides ? Interval between two successive high tides ?What 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 others… … X*ui>F Here the Sun and Moon, being in OOnjunotlon, unite their forces to produce an extra-ordinary tide. The same effect follows when they are in opposition ; so that we havetwo Bpring tides every month -namely, at new and full Moon. If the tide-waves at A and B are one-third higher at the…
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