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the equinoctial conflict in the southern hemisphere. 

 For in each case one or other of the lunar tides acts 

 in conjunction with the counter- solar tide in its con- 

 flicts with the annual tide. 



If at the September equinox the moon be at 

 its farthest declination north or south : then in the 

 former case the lunar and in the latter case the 

 counter-lunar tide will, by acting in conjunction 

 with the annual tide, intensify the conflict between 

 that tide and the counter-solar tide in the northern 

 hemisphere. And one or other of the lunar tides 

 will at the same time come into conflict with the 

 solar tide in the southern hemisphere. 



If at the March equinox the moon be at its 

 farthest declination either north or south: then in 

 the former case the counter-lunar tide, and in the 

 latter case the lunar tide will, by acting in conjunc- 

 tion with the annual tide, intensify the conflict 

 between that tide and the counter-solar tide in the 

 southern hemisphere. And one or other of the lunar 

 tides will at the same time come into conflict with 

 the solar tide in the northern hemisphere. 



If at the June solstice the moon cross the equator, 

 one or other of the lunar tides will act in conjunction 

 with the annual tide in its conflict with the solar 

 tide in the northern hemisphere: and the other of 

 the lunar tides will at the same time corne into 

 conflict with the counter-solar tide in the southern 

 hemisphere. 



