 ... decomposing the curves of rise and fall into a diurnal and semidiurnal curve, which were nearly curves of sines; the diurnal curve having its maximum approximately nine hours in advance of the first maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 1021853Full view - About this book
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1851 - 800 pages
...maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference of these two waves producing the tidal wave as observed. The comparison of the curves deduced...in the subjoined table. By increasing the maximum ordiuate of the diurnal curve 0,02 of a foot, which will make the rise and fall agree more nearly with... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1852 - 514 pages
...maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference of these two waves producing the tidal wave as observed. The comparison of the curves deduced...increasing the maximum ordinate of the diurnal curve 0,02 of a foot, which will make the rise and fall agree more nearly with the average deduced from observation,... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1852 - 514 pages
...maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference of these two waves producing the tidal wave as observed. The comparison of the curves deduced...the observations for three months, and the computed curres of sines, was shown to be satisfactory. This comparison, made as before by averages of periods... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1862 - 530 pages
...maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference of these two waves producing the tidal wave as observed. The comparison of the curves deduced...increasing the maximum ordinate of the diurnal curve 0,02 of a foot, which will make the rise and fall agree more nearly with the average deduced from observation,... | |
 | 1852 - 960 pages
...maximum of the semidiurnal curve, and the interference of these two waves producing the tidal wave as observed. The comparison of the curves deduced...increasing the maximum ordinate of the diurnal curve 0'02 of a foot, which will make the rise and fall agree more nearly with the average deduced from observation,... | |
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