 leaning towards the rock,—by bodies tending towards the earth on every side,—by the action of the moon in raising the waters of the ocean, and forming the tides,—by the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites,—and by the consideration...  Elements of Astronomy - Page 54by Hugo Reid - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Mary Somerville - Celestial mechanics - 1831 - 778 pages
...to know the ratio of the mass of the moon to that of the earth. The theory of the tides shows that the action of the moon in raising the waters of the ocean is 2.35333 times greater than that of the sun. The action of the moon on the earth, resolved in the... | |
 | Mary Somerville - Celestial mechanics - 1831 - 720 pages
...to know the ratio of the mass of the moon to that of the earth. The theory of the tides shows that the action of the moon in raising the waters of the ocean is 2 . 35333 times greater than that of the sun. The action of the moon on the earth, resolved in the... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1850 - 156 pages
...neutralized by any opposite force equally near. by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock—by bodies tending towards...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Alexander Stewart - 1850 - 480 pages
...like rays from a luminous object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock—by bodies tending towards...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Hugo Reid - Physical geography - 1851 - 152 pages
...like rays from a luminous object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock—by bodies tending towards...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Alexander Stewart - 1864 - 684 pages
...object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock — by bodies tending towards the earth on every side—by...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Alexander Stewart - 1869 - 530 pages
...object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock — by bodies tending towards the earth on every side—by...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and sateljites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Alexander Stewart - 1882 - 516 pages
...object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock — bv bodies tending towards the earth on every side—by...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
 | Alexander Stewart - 1884 - 586 pages
...object. This is shown by a plummet suspended near the top of a high rock leaning towards the rock — by bodies tending towards the earth on every side—by...waters of the ocean and forming the tides—by the phenomena observed in the mutual action of the sun, planets, and satellites—and by the consideration,... | |
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