Essay towards a First Approximation to a Map of Cotidal Lines - Brossura

Whewell, William

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ISBN 10: 1108073905 ISBN 13: 9781108073905

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Cotidal lines are lines on a map which connect points at which the same tidal level occurs simultaneously. Isaac Newton had explained the movement of the tides by the action of the moon and sun, and Daniel Bernoulli had used Newton's findings to create tide tables for specific locations, but William Whewell wanted to take research further by gathering and analysing information which would link cotidal points or lines across the world. Fellow and eventually Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Whewell (1794–1866) published this work in 1833. In it he proposes various observations that would need to be undertaken to produce a cotidal map, with detailed descriptions of the factors to be taken into account in computing the results. In 1837, Whewell, several of whose other works are also reissued in this series, was awarded a royal prize medal by the Royal Society for his work on 'tidology'.

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Cotidal lines are lines on a map which connect points at which the same tidal level occurs simultaneously. In this 1833 work, William Whewell proposes various observations to be undertaken to produce a cotidal map, with detailed descriptions of the factors to be taken into account in computing the results.

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Essay towards a first approximation to a map of cotidal lines.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108073905
• ISBN 13: 9781108073905
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 100