Tides : a scientific history
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.
Print Book, English, 1999
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 1999
History
xii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm
9780521621458, 0521621453
228670671
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.