THE TIDES 



AND KINDRED PHENOMENA IN THE SOLAR 

 SYSTEM. By Sir George Howard Darwin, K.C.B., Plumian 

 Professor and Fellow of Trinity College, in the University of Cambridge. 

 3rd Edition. 



Contents : — Tides and Methods of Observation — Pressure Tide 

 Gauges — Seiches in Lakes — Further Investigations of Seiches— Tides 

 in Rivers — Tide Mills — The Outline of a Bore — Historical Sketch — Tide- 

 Generating Force — Deflection of the Vertical — Dr. Hecker's Obser- 

 vations — The Elastic Distortion of the Earth's Surface by varying loads — 

 Flexure due to Tidal Load — Equilibrium Theory of Tides — Dynamical 

 Theory of the Tide-Wave — Tides in Lakes — Cotidal Charts — Harmonic 

 Analysis of the Tide — Reductions of Tidal Observations — Tide-Tables — 

 The Degree of Accuracy of Tidal Prediction — Variation of Latitude — 

 The Rigidity of the Earth— The Path of the Pole— Tidal Friction— 

 Cosmical Time — The Theory of Tidal Friction — Saturn's Rings — The 

 Figures of Equilibrium of a Rotating Mass of Liquid — Speculations as 

 to the Origin of Double Stars — The Evolution of Celestial Systems. 



SCIENCE OF THE SEA 



AN ELEMENTARY HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL 

 OCEANOGRAPHY FOR TRAVELLERS, SAILORS, 

 AND YACHTSMEN. Prepared by the Challenger Society for 

 the Promotion of the Study of Oceanography. Edited by G. Herbert 

 Fowler, B.A., Ph.D., F.L.S. With Illustrations and Charts. 



Contents:— Addenda— List of Charts— The Air— The Water— The 

 Shore — The Plants — The Floating Animals— The Sea Floor — Animals 

 of the Sea Floor — Yacht Equipment — Dredging and Trawling — Fishes 

 and Fishing — Preservation of Marine Organisms — Whales, Seals, and 

 Sea-Serpents — Logs, Notes, and Labels — List of Marine Stations — 

 Classifications — Literature — Classified List of Recommended Firms — 

 Index. 



JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON, W. 



