Paper, 'On tidal currents in the ocean' by John Young Buchanan
Reference number: PP/11/21
Date: 1884-1888
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Buchanan writes: 'It is frequently asserted and commonly believed that tidal currents do not exist in the open ocean or in waters remote from land. Oceanic currents, that is, streams which set more or less constantly in one general direction, are well-known and, from their importance to navigation, have been the objects of much study. Chief among these may be mentioned the Gulf Stream and the Equatorial Currents in both oceans.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes two graphs.
Subject: Hydrography
Received 24 March 1884 / 23 January 1888. Read 2 February 1888. Communicated by Frederick Evans.
A version of this paper was published in volume 43 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On tidal currents in the ocean'.
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- PP/11/21
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- 1884-1888
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- Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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- 23 pages
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John Young Buchanan, Paper, 'On tidal currents in the ocean' by John Young Buchanan, 1884-1888, PP/11/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_11_21/paper-on-tidal-currents-in-the-ocean-by-john-young-buchanan, accessed on 13 May 2025
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I. On tidal currents in the ocean External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1888
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0144
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Scientific papers published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society volume 43, 1887-1888
1887-1888 Reference number: PP/11
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