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    In celestial mechanics: Tidal evolution

    The twice-daily high and low tides in the ocean are known by all who have lived near a coast. Few are aware, however, that the solid body of Earth also experiences twice-daily tides with a maximum amplitude of about 30 centimetres. George Howard Darwin (1845–1912), the second son of Charles…

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