Author : J. E. Hilgard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365215240
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (152 download)
Book Synopsis On Tides and Tidal Action in Harbors (Classic Reprint) by : J. E. Hilgard
Download or read book On Tides and Tidal Action in Harbors (Classic Reprint) written by J. E. Hilgard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On Tides and Tidal Action in Harbors A very elaborate discussion of the tides observed at Boston (during nineteen years, a full lunar cycle, has been made by Mr. William Ferrel, of the Coast Survey, and has resulted in representing the actual tides with unlooked-for precision. By the introduction Of the consideration of friction Mr. Ferrel has also succeeded in deriving a value for the mass of the moon, which appears to compete in exactness with the values obtained by astronomical methods. It is one seventy-seventh part of that of the earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.