Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871 · London : Longman, Rees Orme · leaf 126
generates atendency in all the water to leavethe axis, and press towards the cir-cumference ; it is, therefore, urgedagainst the pail, and forced up itssides, till the excess of height, andconsequent increase of pressuredownwards, just counterbalances itscentrifugal force, and a state of… … 120 A TREATISE QN ASTRONOMY. CHAP. III. allow the rotation to cease by degrees, as it becomesslower we shall see the concavity of the water regularlydiminish; the elevated outward portion will descend,and the depressed central rise, while all the time aperfectly smooth surface is maintained, till…
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