The mathematical principles of natural philosophy (1803)
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727, Motte, Andrew, d. 1734, Davis, William, 1771-1807, Emerson, William, 1701-1782, Machin, John, d. 1751, Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. De mundi systemate. English · London, Printed for H. D. Symonds · leaf 57
retreats two miles, and gets out of fight of thofe that ftand onfhore. Whence in tliefe places the floods will be alfo higher;but in deeper waters the velocity of influx and efflux is alwayslefs, and therefore the afcent and defcent is fo too. Nor infuch places is the ocean known to afcend to more… … and SL to SK in the duplicate ratio of SK to SP. Parallelto PT draw LM ; and, fuppofing the mean quantity of thecircum-folar force diredted towards the earth to be reprefent-ed by the diftance ST or SK, SL will reprefent the quantitythereof directed towards the moon. But that force is com-pounded…
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