Chapter 4, page 3.
4.3 4.1 Two ways of representing the ocean tides.
4.2 Two approaches to explain the ocean tides.
4.3 Values of attraction.
4.4 The direction of the tide waves.
4.5 The continents and the flowing of the tide waves.
4.6 Number of the tide waves.
4.7 Tide waves and sublunar points.
4.8 The physical equation for the ocean tides.
4.9 When Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned.
4.10 Tide cadences.
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On this point, the two ways of accounting for the phenomenon of the ocean tides agree. Though, soon afterwords, they diverge on the logic inferences.
#03 - Values of attraction too small.
.1 The values of attraction of the Moon and those of the Sun are too small to have any effect on the ocean tides.
.2 Let us limit ourselves to consider the ratio between the attraction of the Earth on the ocean water and the attraction of the Moon on the same water.
.3 The ratio is 1 : 1,14 x 1O-7.
[[in "ocean" Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
<http://www.eb.co.uk:195/bol/topic?eu=115014&sctn=6>
[Accessed September 1 1999]].
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(current approach) The attraction of the Moon would be entirely insufficient to "lift" the water of our oceans - because it is about one 9 millionth part of the force of earth-gravity. However ... (see next page).
.5 (inductive approach) The attraction of the Moon is entirely insufficient to "lift" the water of our oceans. Full stop.
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