{"product_id":"2940016613543","title":"The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System (illustrated)","description":"A mathematical argument is, after all, only organized common sense, and it is well that men of science should not always expound their work to the few behind a veil of technical language, but should from time to time explain to a larger public the reasoning which lies behind their mathematical notation. To a man unversed in popular exposition it needs a great effort to shell away the apparatus of investigation and the technical mode of speech from the thing behind it, and I owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Lowell, trustee of the Institute, for having afforded me the occasion for making that effort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is not unlikely that the first remark of many who see my title will be that so small a subject as the Tides cannot demand a whole volume; but, in fact, the subject branches out in so many directions that the difficulty has been to attain to the requisite compression of my matter. Many popular works on astronomy devote a few pages to the Tides, but, as far as I know, none of these books contain explanations of the practical methods of observing and predicting the Tides, or give any details as to the degree of success attained by tidal predictions. If these matters are of interest, I invite my readers not to confine their reading to this preface. The later chapters of this book are devoted to the consideration of several branches of speculative Astronomy, with which the theory of the Tides has an intimate relationship. The problems involved in the origin and history of the solar and of other celestial systems have little bearing upon our life on the earth, yet these questions can hardly fail to be of interest to all those whose minds are in any degree permeated by the scientific spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think that there are many who would like to understand the Tides, and will make the attempt to do so provided the exposition be sufficiently simple and clear; it is to such readers I address this volume. It is for them to say how far I have succeeded in rendering these intricate subjects interesting and intelligible, but if I have failed it has not been for lack of pains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn conclusion, I wish to take this opportunity of thanking my American audience for the cordiality of their reception, and my many friends across the Atlantic for their abundant hospitality and kindness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eG. H. DARWIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of tide \u003cbr\u003eOceanic tides \u003cbr\u003eMethods of observation \u003cbr\u003eTide-gauge \u003cbr\u003eTide-curve \u003cbr\u003eSite for tide-gauge \u003cbr\u003eIrregularities in tide-curve \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eSEICHES IN LAKES\u003cbr\u003eMeaning of seiche \u003cbr\u003eUses of scientific apparatus \u003cbr\u003eForel's plemyrameter \u003cbr\u003eRecords of the level of the lake \u003cbr\u003eInterpretation of record \u003cbr\u003eLimnimeter \u003cbr\u003eMode of oscillation in seiches \u003cbr\u003eWave motion in deep and in shallow water \u003cbr\u003eComposition of waves \u003cbr\u003ePeriods of seiches \u003cbr\u003eCauses of seiches \u003cbr\u003eVibrations due to wind and to steamers \u003cbr\u003eAerial waves and their action on lakes and on the sea \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eTIDES IN RIVERS|TIDE MILLS\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of ebb and flow\u003cbr\u003eTidal currents in rivers\u003cbr\u003eProgressive change of wave in shallow water\u003cbr\u003eThe bore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eHISTORICAL SKETCH\u003cbr\u003eTheories of the Chinese\u003cbr\u003eTheories of the Arabs\u003cbr\u003eTheories of the Norsemen\u003cbr\u003eWritings of Posidonius and Strabo\u003cbr\u003eSeleucus the Babylonian on the diurnal inequality\u003cbr\u003eGalileo and Kepler\u003cbr\u003eNewton and his successors\u003cbr\u003eEmpirical method of tidal prediction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eTIDE-GENERATING FORCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eDEFLECTION OF THE VERTICAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eTHE ELASTIC DISTORTION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE BY\u003cbr\u003eVARYING LOADS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eEQUILIBRIUM THEORY OF TIDES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eDYNAMICAL THEORY OF THE TIDE WAVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eTIDES IN LAKES|COTIDAL CHART\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eHARMONIC ANALYSIS OF THE TIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eREDUCTION OF TIDAL OBSERVATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eTIDE TABLES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eTHE DEGREE OF ACCURACY OF TIDAL PREDICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eCHANDLER'S NUTATION|THE RIGIDITY OF THE EARTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eTIDAL FRICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eTIDAL FRICTION (con’t)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIGURES OF EQUILIBRIUM OF A ROTATING MASS OF\u003cbr\u003eLIQUID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIX\u003cbr\u003eTHE EVOLUTION OF CELESTIAL SYSTEMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XX\u003cbr\u003eSATURN'S RINGS","brand":"Darwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157316354288,"sku":"2940016613543","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016613543_p0.jpg?v=1763638491","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016613543","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}