The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin
Oceanic Tides and Lunar Disturbance of Gravity

This volume of collected papers, published in 1907, covers oceanic tides and lunar disturbances of gravity.

George Howard Darwin (Author)

9781108004428, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

488 pages, 1 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.77 kg

Sir George Darwin (1845–1912) was the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin. After studying mathematics at Cambridge he read for the Bar, but soon returned to science and to Cambridge, where in 1883 he was appointed Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy. His family home is now the location of Darwin College. His work was concerned primarily with the effect of the sun and moon on tidal forces on Earth, and with the theoretical cosmogony which evolved from practical observation: he formulated the fission theory of the formation of the moon (that the moon was formed from still-molten matter pulled away from the Earth by solar tides). He also developed a theory of evolution for the Sun–Earth–Moon system based on mathematical analysis in geophysical theory. This volume of his collected papers covers oceanic tides and lunar disturbances of gravity.

Preface
Part I. Oceanic Tides: 1. The harmonic analysis of tidal observations
2. On the periods chosen for harmonic analysis
3. Datum levels
4. A general article on the tides
5. On the harmonic analysis of tidal observations of high and low water
6. On an apparatus for facilitating the reduction of tidal analysis
7. On tidal prediction
8. On the correction to the equilibrium theory of tides for the continents
9. Attempted evaluation of the rigidity of the Earth from the tides of long period
10. Dynamical theory of the tides
11. On the dynamical theory of the tides of long period
12. On the Antarctic tidal observations of the Discovery
Part II. The Lunar Disturbance of Gravity: 13. On an instrument for detecting and measuring small changes in the direction and the force of gravity
14. The lunar disturbance of gravity
Index.

Subject Areas: Solar system: the Sun & planets [PGS]