 Even water, which is a very good lubricant, is not entirely free from friction, and so our present oceanic tides must be influenced by fluid friction, although to a far less extent than the molten solid just referred to. Now all moving systems which are...  The Origin and Economy of Energy in the Universe - Page 49by Israel Kaufman - 1903 - 422 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir George Howard Darwin - Nebular hypothesis - 1898 - 408 pages
...succeeding chapter appeared as an article in The Atlantic Monthly for April, 1898. RETARDATION OF MOTION 265 a fly-wheel will continue to spin for only a limited...any rate retarding the motion of the system in some It is the friction upon its bearings which brings a fly-wheel to rest ; but as the earth has no bearings,... | |
 | American essays - 1898 - 924 pages
...influenced by fluid friction, although to a far less extent than the molten solid just referred to. Now all moving systems which are subject to friction...the swaying of molten lava or of an ocean, must be stopping the rotation of the planet, or at any rate stopping the motion of the system in some way.... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1898 - 942 pages
...rest. A train will run a. long way when the steam is turned off, but it stops at last, and a fly wheel will continue to spin for only a limited time. This...of the tide, whether it consists in the swaying of molteu lava or of an ocean, must be stopping the rotation of the planet, or at any rate stopping the... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1898 - 976 pages
...rest. A train will run a long way when the steam is turned off, but it stops at last, and a fly wheel will continue to spin for only a limited time. This general law renders it certain that the fricTHE EVOLUTION OF SATELLITES. Ill tiou of tbe tide, whether it consists in the swaying of molten... | |
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