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Klappentext History of the study of the tides over two millennia! from Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. Zusammenfassung This book! first published in 1998! provides a history of the study of tides over two millennia! from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. It will appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas develop! but principally those working in oceanography! hydrography! geophysics! geodesy! astronomy and navigation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction - the overall pattern of enquiry; 2. Early ideas and observations; 3. What moon maketh a full sea?; 4. Towards Newton; 5. Newton and the Prize Essayists - the 'Equilibrium' theory; 6. Measurements and empirical studies, 1650-1825; 7. Laplace and the 19th century hydrodynamics; 8. Local analysis and prediction in the 19th century; 9. Towards a map of cotidal lines; 10. Tides of the Geosphere - the birth of Geophysics; 11. Tidal researches between the World Wars; 12. 1950-80 - the impact of automatic computers; 13. The impact of instrument technology, 1960-91; 14. The impact of satellite geodesy, 1970-95; 15. Recent advances in miscellaneous topics, and final retrospect; Appendices; Index.
