Moon, °.jthe,. is extended as far as the Earth ; and draws the wa- cov^red'by tcrs under the torrid zone, acting upon places where KEPLER. it is vertical, insensibly on confined seas and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and the... The Planetarium and Astronomical Calculator - Page 119by Tobias Ostrander - 1832 - 262 pagesFull view - About this book
| David Gregory - Astronomy - 1715 - 566 pages
...where after he has Jhewn the Gravity or Graritation of all Bodies towards another, he thus writes : The Orb of the attracting Power, which is in the Moon...Earth, and draws the Waters under the Torrid Zone, atting upon places where it is vertical, infenfibly on included Seas, but fenjibly on the Ocean, whofe... | |
| 1767 - 662 pages
...where, after he has (hewn the Gravity er Gravitation of all Bodies towards one another, he thus writes : The Orb of the attracting Power which is in the MOON,...torrid Zone, acting upon Places where it is vertical, infenfible on included Seas or Bays, but fenfibly on the Ocean, whofe Beds are large, and the Waters... | |
| Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Eighteenth century - 1794 - 538 pages
...explained it in the following manner : " The orb of the attracting power, which is in the moon," says he, " is extended as far as the earth, and draws the waters...and bays, but sensibly on the ocean whose beds are large, and where the waters have the liberty of reciprocration, that is, of rising and falling. Thus,... | |
| James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 574 pages
...the Earth ; and draws the wa- cov^red'by tcrs under the torrid zone, acting upon places where KEPLER. it is vertical, insensibly on confined seas and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and the waters have the liberty of reciprocation ; that is, of rising and falling." And in the... | |
| William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 308 pages
...phenomena, was Kepler; who asserted that " The orb of the attracting power, which is in the moon, extends to the earth, and draws the waters under the torrid zone...and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and the waters have the liberty of reciprocation, that is, of rising or falling." And again,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 894 pages
...Introduction to the Physicsof the Heavens, «red thus explains it: "The orb of the attracting power '¡'ler- which is in the moon, is extended as far as the earth ; and draws the waters under tbe ton-id zone, acting upon places where it is vertical, insensibly on confined seas and bays, but... | |
| William Mullinger Higgins - Earth (Planet) - 1836 - 514 pages
...possessed by the moon," says the illustrious Kepler, "is extended as far as the earth, and draws the water under the torrid zone, acting upon places where it is vertical, insensibly upon confined seas and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and where the waters... | |
| Child rearing - 1836 - 422 pages
...possessed by the moon," says the illustrious Kepler, "is extended as far as the earth, and draws the water under the torrid zone, acting upon places where it is vertical, insensibly upon confined seas and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and where the waters... | |
| Robert William Fraser - 1860 - 332 pages
...possessed by the moon,' says the illustrious Kepler, ' is extended as far as the earth, and draws the water under the torrid zone, acting upon places where it is vertical, insensibly upon confined seas and bays, but sensibly on the ocean, whose beds are large, and where the waters... | |
| Evan Hopkins - Geology - 1865 - 358 pages
...the Heavens," he endeavoured to explain the cause of the phenomena in the following manner : — " The orb of the attracting power, which is in the moon, is extended as far as the earth; and draws the water under the torrid zone up into high ridges in places where the orb is vertical; especially in... | |
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