The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 297
Sun- has greatSouthern declination, as, for instance, at the time of the wintersolstice, the Moon also must be far south at the time of herconjunction with him, or at new Moon ; .and as both these-causes of the tides are south of the equator, the vertex ofthe tide-wave just east of their meridian… … Let the line A A represent the plane of the ecliptic, B Bthe equinoctial, or plane of the Earths equator, &c. On the21st. of June the Sun is vertical over the Northei^n tropic, andat new Moon the highest tide-wave in the northern hemi-sphere will be ahout three hours after the Sun crosses…
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