The Tides, by Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)
Aug 26, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 719
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We to-day know that there is a direct relation between the moon and tides. When Julius Cæsar went to conquer Britain his transports were wrecked because he did not know the tides on the English coast; a knowledge of which might have changed the whole course of history. (Volume 30, Harvard Classics)
Kelvin delivers lecture on "Tides," Aug. 25, 1882.
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