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Chapter 4, page 5.
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4.1 Action by the Moon and by the Sun.
4.2 Modality of action: attraction.
4.3 The ocean tides observed from the space.
4.4 Values of attraction.
4.5 The direction of the tide waves.
4.6 The continents and the flowing of the tide waves.
4.7 Number of the tide waves.
4.8 Tide waves and sublunar points.
4.9 The physical equation for the ocean tides.
4.10 When Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned.
4.11 Tide cadences.
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#09 - The direction of the tide waves.
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On this point, the two approaches diverge.
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Westbound.
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(current approach) While the vertical component is negligeable, the horizontal one - not opposed by the Earth gravity - has the effective role to attract waters of seas and oceans westward, ...
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... the two tide waves move westbound, from a meridian to the successive one.
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Fig
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Circular movement.
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(alternative approach) Act on the page with the movie made by NASA; move the cursor by means of the mouse, slowly, and assess the dynamics of the tides along a specific meridian of your choosing.
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You will see, that in some places of that meridian, there is high water (red), while in other places of the same meridian there is low water (blue), contradicting what is implied in figure #1.
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You shall see that there is not two bulges, each moving from a meridian to the successive ones, westbound. One always near the sublunar line, and the other one near the opposite line - as they keep saying.
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Instead, clearly, there are many bulges, one for each tide basin.
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