THE NORTH SEA AND ENGLISH CHANNEL. 
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fallen into respecting" the turn of the stream in the Channel, viz. that of comparing" The time at 
the observations with a false standard. Taking the same observations and comparing 
them with the high water at Dover, the times in question all give the half-tide as the tains its 
period at which the stream attains its greatest strength ; and by referring to another 
table, in which our own observations are compared, a precisely similar result is 
obtained. The question is a very simple one, and rests entirely upon the truth of 
the observations, a specimen of which I have given in the subjoined Table for the 
purpose of consultation. 
Table showing the time at which the stream attains its greatest strength, and also its 
rate per hour at that time. 
English Channel. 
North Sea. 
No. of 
station. 
Time from 
high water, 
Dover. 
Rate of 
stream. 
No. of 
station. 
Time from high 
water, Dover. 
Rate of 
stream. 
No. of 
station. 
Time from 
high water, 
Dover. 
Rate of 
stream. 
No. of 
station. 
Time from 
liigh water, 
Dover. 
Rate of 1 
stream. 1 
h 
m 
Knots. 
h 
m 
Knots. 
h 
m 
Knots. 
h 
m 
Knots. 
12 1 
3 
2 
15 
30 
81 
2 
50 
5 00 
4 50 
3 
4 / 
4 
3 
40 
00 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
18 
07 
53 
84 
41 1 
2 
2 
30 
10 
2 35 
2 35 
13 { 
3 
3 
00 
30 
27 
HH < 
■ 
2 
2 
34 
00 
2 30 
2 30 
2 
2 
45 
30 
42 t 
3 
2 
00 
30 
2 30 
2 45 
14 { 
2 
2 
15 
00 
05 
EE^ 
2 00 
2 00 
8 
2 
3 
15 
00 E. 
43 4 
3 
2 
00 
30 
2 70 
2 90 
15 
16 { 
3 
3 
15E. 
15 
3 
80 
14 
■ 
3 
2 
00 
40 
3 70 
3 70 
10 { 
3 
3 
00 
00 
■ 
25 
44 < 
3 
15 
2 40 
3 
00 
/ 
r 
2 
45 
4 50 
12 / 
3 
30 
1 
65 
45 < 
r 
3 
00 
2 60 
17 { 
2 
30 
3 
30 
L 
3 
50 
3 60 
3 
30 
L 
3 
00 
2 21 
3 
00 
2 
75 
48 • 
r 
3 
00 
3 2 
13 { 
3 
30 
1 
60 
46 . 
r 
3 
00 
1 85 
18 { 
2 
15 
2 
20 
3 
40 
3 0 
4 
00 
L 
2 
00 
2 00 
3 
00 
1 
60 
79 - 
f 
3 
00 
3 15 
14 1 
3 
00 
1 
1 1 
37 
100 < 
r 
2 
35 
2 60 
19 { 
20 1 
2 
45 
2 
75 
3 
00 
2 90 
2 
45 
r 
L 
3 
00 
2 60 
3 
2 
00 
30 
2 
2 
00 
25 
47 ‘ 
■ 
3 
2 
00 
15 
3 4 
3 2 
15 { 
3 
3 
30 
45 
■ 
54 
101 ^ 
2 
45 
2 00 
3 
30 
1 
80 
46 < 
r 
2 
10 
3 6 
17 
2 
45 E. 
2 
91 
102 
f 
3 
00 
1 60 
A A^ 
3 
20 E. 
1 
30 
L 
3 
30 
3 3 
18 { 
3 
30 
1 
u 
44 
1 
45 
1 85 
A 
3 
20 
1 
20 
49 - 
r 
2 
10 
3 3 
3 
30 
102A. 
f 
3 
00 
2 
10 
2 
00 
3 
30 
3 1 
19 
2 
45 E. 
2 
33 
2 
30 
3 
20 
2 
50 
58 . 
r 
In the 
Baie de 
3 2 
39 
2 
30 
2 
25 
103 
f 
2 
45 
1 70 
r / 
2 
20 
3 
80 
la Seine. 
45 1 
4 
00 
1 
u 
10 
1 
35 
2 15 
1 
3 
00 
3 
80 
77 ■ 
f 
2 
30 
3 6 
2 
30 
104 
f 
3 
00 
2 60 
""I 
2 
45 
3 
86 
3 
00 
3 15 
37 1 
4 
00 
3 
00 
3 
15 
3 00 
3 
15 
4 
33 
61 
r 
2 
5 
3 2 
2 
45 
2 
40 
107 
f 
3 
30 
1 40 
2 
40 
2 
80 
3 
5 
3 0 
38 1 
2 
40 
2 
50 
3 
20 
3 00 
3 
10 
2 
80 
75 
r 
3 
00 
3 5 
2 
45 
2 
18 
Ea 
2 
30 
2 
80 
2 
30 
2 9 
39 1 
2 
30 
2 
50 
3 
30 
2 
80 
76 
r 
2 
50 
3 6 
2 
45 
2 
35 
3 
00 
3 20 
40 1 
3 
00 
2 
40 
2 
45 
1 
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In the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th columns of this Table are given the times before 
and after high water at Dover at which the stream attains its greatest strength, 
which is clearly seen to be about the time of half -tide, Dover, and not, as supposed, at 
high and low water on the shore. 
4 Y 2 
