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A New Theory of the Tides . [Marc , 
the pressure will be depressed at this point ^ c °msp°nd- 
ingly raised under the Moon and at ‘ h . e °?P°„ all othe r 
Moon. But the tide on the side nearest the Moon, allot^ 
conditions being equal, should be a = will be 
0t h er e^the'rfde n'ext^he Moon has’ been forced away, 
ita y s T p h srd re 
Earth ’she is continually repelling the atmosphere on the 
ss:£is:vsr«». »»£,;s:ce 
their effeft on the atmosphere, and also a We 
atmospheric pressure to have its e always be- 
rVtheVoon "‘re lX>X ««, ^ referred to 
rau« of 'the diurnal variations of the barometer ; and 
is the cause disturbance to the atmospheric wave, 
‘ f ‘ here Z eI u ’"t [d o c ean wave the barometer would be a 
** Admitting the above theory of the tides to be sound, let 
SlrwS’for£the «^le.atmosphere of the Moo^to 
wate! on this side it : toi side q[ th(J Moon m 
thich' °case ^ there would be a tranquil sea on the other side, 
wUh neTher tides nor storms to disturb its calm repose. 
Stonewall) January 2, 1885. 
