A new manual of the elements of astronomy, descriptive and mathematical .. (1868)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & co.; Chicago, S.C. Griggs & co. · leaf 148
flood tide ? Ebbtide? 19T. Howare the tides caused ? a. How many points of the earths surface are affected simul-taneously ? How is this explained ? THE TIDES. 143 sented in the diagram, when the moon is in opposition, the action of both thesun and moon is exerted upon the same points, A, B and C,… … . b. From the above explanation, it will be apparent that similartides must occur simultaneously on opposite sides of the earth ; namely,flood tides on the side turned toward and that turned from the sun ormoon, and ebb tides at the two points 90° distant. 198. Since the moon is so much nearer to…
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