 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1825 - 151 pages
...does on the solid land; and consequently produces little tide. When the moon is at full or change, it acts with the sun; that is, the sun and moon tend to raise tides at the same places. Hence tides are then very high, and are called spring-tides. But when the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1838 - 266 pages
...by all to whom IB «uu is visible. The sun continues to diffuse its beams as freely and uni'J42.The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...raise the tides at the same place, as seen in the figure. The tides are then very high, and are called spring tides. 941. As the moon's orbit varies... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Astronomy - 1839 - 298 pages
...the inhabitants at a particular place, as Boston, see more eclipses of the moon than of the sun. 942. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...raise the tides at the same place, as seen in the figure. The tides are then very high, and are called spring tides. 941. As Hie moon's orbit varies... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Astronomy - 1839 - 262 pages
...by all to whom, the suit is visible. The sun continues to diffuse its beams as freely and uni942.The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...raise the tides at the same place, as seen in the figure. The tides are then very high, and are called spring tides. 941. As the moon's orbit varies... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1842 - 278 pages
...from the equator, and is generally much less. Hence the waters about the equator being nearer the 942. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...in the same line of direction, it acts with the sun j that is, the sun and moon tend to raise the tides at the same place, as seen in the figure. The tides... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1850 - 408 pages
...being nearer the moon, are more strongly attracted, and the tides are higher than towards the poles. 4. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...full or change, being in the same line of direction, (see Fig. 160,) the sun acts with it; that is, the sun and moon tend to raise the tides at the same... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 620 pages
...being nearer the moon, are more strongly attracted, and the tides are higher than towards the poles. 4. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...full or change, being in the same line of direction, (see Fig. 100,) the sun acts with it; that is, the sun and moon tend to raise the tides at the same... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1855 - 416 pages
...nearer the moon, are more strong-ly attracted, and the tides are higher than towards the poles. 162. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When the moon is at fall or change, being in the same line of direction (see Fig. 17), the sun acts with it; that is, the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1856 - 472 pages
...the tides are higher than towards the poles. 199. Fig. 199, the sun and moon being in lines at 1370. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...full or change, being in the same line of direction, (see Fig. 198), the sun acts with it; that is, the sun and moon tend to raise the tides at the same... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Electricity - 1856 - 502 pages
...nearer the moon, are more strongly attracted, and the tides are higher than towards the poles. 1370. The sun attracts the waters as well as the moon. When...full or change, being in the same line of direction, ^(see Fig. 198), the sun acts with it; that is, the sun and moon tend to raise the tides at the same... | |
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The Sun attracts the waters as well as the Moon. When the Moon is at full or change, being in the same line of direction, it acts with the Sun; that is, the Sun and Moon tend to raise the tides at the same place, as seen in the 