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Tides : a scientific history / David Edgar Cartwright.
Cartwright, David Edgar, 1926-Date: 1999- Books
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Essays and observations on the following subjects. Viz. On trade. - Husbandry of flax. -Raising Banks against Tides and Floods. -Hops. Directions for making Roads. Instructions for making Syder. Observations on the Linen Manufactury. -on Dressing Flax. - on brewing. Published by a Society of Gentlemen in Dublin.
Royal Dublin Society.Date: M,DCC,XL. [1740]- Books
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Nautical descriptions of the coasts of Ireland, adapted to the several charts in the maritim survey of Ireland. Containing a particular account of the Tides, Rocks, Shoals, Channels, Anchoring-Places, and Harbours, along these coasts: with suitable sailing-directions interspersed. To which is prefixed, the principal observations and measurements on which the survey was grounded. By Murdoch Mackenzie, sen.
McKenzie, Murdoch, active 1710.Date: 1798- Books
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Le petit Neptune françois: or, the French coasting pilot. Being a particular description of the Bays, Roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, on the coast of France. with Tables of the Latitude, Longitude, and Tides. Translated from the Petit flambeau de la mer of Du Bocage. With large improvements from the great Neptune françois, Bellin, Belidor, &c. In which The Courses and Distances are ascertained, from the Astronomical Observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Illustrated with Seventy Views of the different Appearances of Land, and Thirty New Charts. Drawn from the Large Map of France taken by Triangles by M. Cassini de Thury; the Neptune Francois; the Charts of Bellins, Michelot, and Bremond; and all the particular Surveys of the several Parts of the Coast of France. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Du Bocage, Georges Boissaye, 1626-1696.Date: 1761- Books
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A chorographical description of the fifty-two counties of England and Wales, placed alphabetically, Designed For the Use of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, Travellers, Traders, and all other Curious Persons. Humbly Inscribed to His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, By J. Samuel Charrier, Teacher of the French Language, Geography, the Use of the Globes, Application of Astronomy to Chronology, Theory of Tides, and to find the Hours of their Ebbing and Flowing in all the Chief Parts of Europe.
Charrier, J. Samuel.Date: [1772]- Books
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Theory of tides. Translated from the French of Monsieur de St. Pierre.
Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.Date: [1795]- Books
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A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's Ships, the Swallow and Weymouth. Describing the several Islands and Settlements, Viz-Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verd, Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corso, and others on the Guinea Coast; Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c. in the West-Indies. The Colour, Diet, Languages, Habits, Manners, Customs, and Religions of the respective Natives, and Inhabitants. With Remarks on the Gold, Ivory, and Slave-Trade; and on the Winds, Tides and Currents of the several Coasts. By John Atkins, Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Atkins, John, 1685-1757.Date: M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]- Books
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Directions for navigating the Gulf and River of St. Laurence, with a particular account of the bays, roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, &c. Founded on accurate observations and experiments, made by the officers of his Majesty's Fleet. By order of Charles Saunders, Esq; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of the British naval forces in th expedition against Quebec, in 1759. Published by command of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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Directions for navigating the Gulf and river of St. Lawrence. With a particular account of the bays, roads, Rocks, Sands, Land-Marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and Distances from Place to Place; the Setting and Flowing of the Tides, &c. Founded on accurate observations and experiments made by the officers of His Majesty's fleet. By order of Charles Saunders, Esq; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of the British naval forces in the expedition against Quebec, in 1759. Published by command of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Date: M.DCC.LXI. [1761]- Books
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A rejoinder to Mr. Dobb's reply to Captain Middleton; In which is expos'd, Both his wilful and real Ignorance of Tides; &c. his Jesuitical Prevarications, Evasions, Falsities, and false Reasoning; his avoiding taking Notice of Facts, formerly detected and charged upon him as Inventions of his or his Witnesses; the Character of the latter, and the present Views of the former, which gave rise to the present Dispute. In a Word, An unparalelled Disingenuity, and (to make use of a Verodobbsical Flower of Rhetoric) a Glaring Impudence, are set in a fair Light. By Christopher Middleton, Esq.
Middleton, Christopher, -1770.Date: [1745]- Books
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A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's Ships the Swallow and Weymouth. Giving a Genuine Account of the several Islands and Settlements of Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Vard. Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corso, and others on the Guinea Shore; Likewise Barbardoes, Jamaica, &c. in the West-Indies. Describing the Colour, Diet, Languages Habits, Manners, Customs, and Religions of the respective Natives and Inhabitants. With Remarks on the Gold, Ivory, and Slave-Trade: and on the Winds, Tides and Currents of the several Coasts. By John Atkins, Gent. Of Plaistow, in Essex.
Atkins, John, 1685-1757.Date: [1737]- Books
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Register of tides in the River Thames : taken at Deptford, London Bridge, & Battersea, from 19th June to 19th July, 1849.
London (England). Metropolitan Commission of Sewers.Date: [1849]- Books
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Voyages and descriptions vol.II. In three parts, viz. I. A supplement of the voyage round the world, describing the Countries of Tonquin, Achin, Malacca, &c. their Product, Inhabitants, Manners, Trade, Policy, &c. 2. Two voyages to Campeachy; with a Description of the Coasts, Product, Inhabitants, Logwood-Cutting, Trade. &c. of Jucatan, Campeachy, New-Spain, 3. A discourse of trade-winds, breezes, storms, Seasons of the ear, Tides and Currents of the Torrid Zone throughout the World: With an Account of Natal in Africk, its Product, Negro's, &c. By Capt. William Dampier. Illustrated with particular maps and draughts. To which i added, a general index to both volumes. The third edition.
Dampier, William, 1651-1715.Date: MDCCV. [1705]- Books
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A description of the maritime parts of France, containing a particular account of all the fortified towns, forts, harbours, bays, and rivers, with their Tides, Currents, Soundings, Shoals, &c. Also of all Manufactures, and Articles of Commerce, and of the most remarkable Invasions, Sieges, and Sea-Fights, which have happened on or near that Coast. Illustrated with charts of the Sea-Coast, and Plans of all the Fortified Places on it. Collected from the best Authorities. Engraved by Tho. Jefferys, Geographer to his Majesty. To which are prefixed, A Glossary, and Plans of the several Parts of Fortification, on two Plates, to explain the Terms made Use of in the Work.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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An essay on currents at sea; By which it appears, There is Reason to apprehend, that the Sea is not a Fluid in a State of Rest, except those Motions which are caused by the Impulse of Winds, and that known by the Name of Tides: And consequently, That this Earth is not of a uniform Density, according to the Supposition of Sir Isaac Newton; but that the Currents of the Gulph of Florida, also on the Coast of Brasil, and the Northern In-Draught on this Western Coast, are Currents of Circulation, kept up by different Densities in this Earth, and its Motion round its Axis. By Joseph Mead.
Mead, Joseph, 1707-1799.Date: M,DCC,LVII. [1757]- Books
Changing tides of chemotherapy of malaria / L.J. Bruce-Chwatt.
Bruce-Chwatt, Leonard Jan.Date: 1964- Books
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Miscellaneous letters on several subjects in philosophy and astronomy. Wrote to the learned Dr. Nicholson, late Archbishop of Cashell. Viz. I. An account of the great variety of plants, shell-stones, and many other Curiosities, in the parish of Magilligan, in the County of Londonderry in Ireland; together with a curious Account of the forming the Land, being formerly under Sea. II. On the Declension of the Level of the Sea. III. On the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Light. IV. On the Irish Bogs, Timber found under these Bogs, and several curious Remarks on the first Planting the World and Ireland, drawn from the Natural History of such Bogs and Timber. V. On the General Tides in the Atlantic Ocean, by a New Hypothesis, and that the Moon hath no Influence on the Tides. VI. On the Cause of Gravity, and the Continuation of Motion, by a New and Curious Hypothesis. Vii. On the Load-Stone, that the Old Hypotheses were Insufficient, and a new one drawn from the Northern Light. Viii. An endeavour to clear astronomy of the incredible, by a new System of the World, wherein the Projectile Power, and Gravitating Principles of Sir Isaac Newton, are proved to be not according to Nature, and Impossible; and that the Theory of the Moon is particularly very ill accounted for by Sir Isaac's Principles; and New Principles, drawn from the Nature of Fluids, and a repelling Power in the Sun, and that the long Telescopes help to deceive us. By Robert Innes, A.M.
Innes, Robert.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
The true theory of the tides, extracted from that admired treatise of Isaac Newton, intitled, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica : being a discourse presented with that book to the late King James / by Edmund Halley.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.Date: 1708- Books
The tides of life : the endocrine glands in bodily adjustment / by R.G. Hoskins.
Hoskins, R. G. (Roy Graham), 1880-1964.Date: 1933- Books
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A reply to Capt. Middleton's answer to the remarks on his vindication of his conduct, in a late voyage made by him in the Furnace sloop, by Orders of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to find out a passage from the north-west of Hudson's Bay, to the western and southern ocean of America. Shewing the Art and Evasions he makes use of to conceal his Mis-Conduct and Neglect in prosecuting that Discovery: As also the false Currents, Tides, Straits, and Rivers he has laid down in his Chart and Journal to conceal the Discovery; with Remarks upon some extraordinary Affidavits he has published in his Favour. To which is added, a ful answer to a late pamphlet published by Capt. Middleton, called Forgery detected. By Arthur Dobbs, Esq;
Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
Telescopes, tides, and tactics : a Galilean dialogue about the Starry messenger and systems of the world / Stillman Drake.
Drake, Stillman.Date: [1983], ©1983- Books
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Practical navigation; or an introduction to the whole art, Containing many useful Geometrical Definitions and Problems; The Doctrine of Plain and Spherical Triangles; Plain Mercator, and Great-Circle Sailing; Sundry useful Problems in Astronomy; The Use of Instruments; The Azimuth-Compass and Ring-Dial. The Fore Staff, Quadrant, and Nocturnal; The Plian Scale, Gunter's Scale, Plain-Chart, Mercator's-Chart, both Globes, and Virtues of the Loadstone. Useful Tables of the Moon's Age, of the Tides, of the Sun's Place, Declination, and Right Ascension; of the Stars Right Ascension and Declination; The Latitude and Longitude of Places, and a Table of Meridional Parts; Likewise a new Traverse-Table, and the Use thereof in keeping a Reckoning at Sea: Also a Table of 10000 Logarithms, and of the Logarithm Sines, Tangents, and Secants, All carefully Corrected with many useful Additions. By John Seller, Hydrographer to the King.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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The english pilot. Describing the West-India navigation, from Hudson's Bay to the River Amazones. Particularly Delineating The Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Streights, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage, with all the Islands therein; as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbadoes, Antigua, Bermudas, Porto Rico, and the rest of the Caribbee and Bahama Islands. Also A new Description of Newfoundland, New England, New York, East and West New Jersey, Dellawar Bay, Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, &c. Shewing The Courses and Distances from one Place to another; the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, the Setting of the Tides and Currents, &c. With many other Things necessary to be known in Navigation. The whole being much enlarged and corrected, with the additions of several new charts and descriptions. By the information of divers able navigators of our own and other nations.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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Practical navigation, or an introduction to the whole art, containing many useful geometrical definitions and problems; The Doctrine of Plain and Spherical Triangles; Plain, Mercator, and Great-Circle Sailing; Sundry useful Problems in Astronomy; The Use of Instruments; The Azimuth-Compass and Ring - Dial. The Fore-Staff, Quadrant, and Nocturnal; The Plain - Scale, Gunter's - Scale, Plain - Chart, Mercator's-Chart, both Globes, and Virtues of the Loadstone. Useful Tables of the Moon's Age, of the Tides, of the Sun's Place, Declination and Right Ascension; of the Star's Right-Ascension and Declination; The Latitude and Longitude of Places, and a Table of Meridional Parts; Likewise a new Traverse - Table, and the Use thereof in keeping a Reckoning at Sea: Also a Table of 10000 Logarithms, and of the Logarithm - Sines, Tangents, and Secants. All carefully Corrected with many useful Additions. By John Seller, Hydrographer to the King
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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The english chapman's and traveller's almanack For the Year of Christ, 1712. Wherein all the Post-Roads, with their several Branches and Distances, the Marts, Fairs, and Market in England and Wales, are Alphabetically disposed in every Month; so that the Place where, and the Days on which any of them are kept, is immediately found out. To which is added, a Table of Accounts ready cast up, For the Buying or Selling of any Commodity by Number, Weight, or Measure, from One Farthing to Ten Pounds and of any Quantity, from One to Ten thousand. With a Sun-Dial, and other Tables and Things useful for all Travellers, Traders, and Chapmen of what kind soever. Also, The rising and setting of the Sun and Moon, the Tides, the Length of Days, Increase and Decrease of the Days throughout the Year, and whatsoever else is necessary for an Annual Almanack.
Date: 1712