The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the s…
The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the s…
The tide is important to Earth's climate, the biological productivity of our seas, and our hunt for renewable energy sources. It is also thought to have played a role in the evolution of life on Earth. This work explains the nature and cause of the tide, its observation and pred…
The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the s…
We are now well aware of the influence of sunlight on patterns of activity in animals. These circadian rhythms, roughly matching day and night, are embedded in our genes, and their moleculars mechanisms are now increasingly understood. But what about the light of the Moon? From …
We are now well aware of the influence of sunlight on patterns of activity in animals. These circadian rhythms, roughly matching day and night, are embedded in our genes, and their moleculars mechanisms are now increasingly understood. But what about the light of the Moon? From …
Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the lunar cycle. Breeding behaviour among som…
Das Fachbuch vermittelt alle Grundlagen der Hydromechanik am Beispiel der Küstengewässer. Der Autor wendet sich dabei an alle Ingenieure, die sich mit Küstenströmungen im Ökosystem Wattenmeer, Klimafolgen, dem Meeresspiegelanstieg, dem Küstenschutz und Offshoreanlagen beschäftig…
Sir George Darwin (1845-1912), the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin, became Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge. This volume of his collected papers covers tidal friction and cosmogony.
