Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891 · Chicago, S.C. Griggs and company · leaf 275
somestage pass tlirough a semi-fluid state, the lagging of thetide borne by this body must tend always to retard itsrotary motion. This general deduction leads us to some 246 A COOLIKCt PLAIn^ET. very interesting applications to particular cases, as willhereafter be shown. The reaction of the lunar… … Fig. A^ —The Tide-Bearer Vieaved as Tide-Producer. centre of gravity of a planet, and C the centre of gravitybetween the moon and the planet. The centre of gravitya revolves about the centre of gravity C in an orbit a h c.On the moon the lagging of the tide brings its apex to t,and this lagging…
Nebular hypothesis · Cosmogony
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