Transcription of TIDES AND TIDAL DATUMS
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UNDERSTANDING TIDESUNDERSTANDING TIDES bySteacy Dopp HicksPhysical OceanographerCenter for Operational Oceanographic Products and ServicesMichael Szabados, DirectorDecember DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Ocean ServiceiiThe author, Steacy D. Hicks viewing the William Ferrel tide-predictingmachine, the first tide predicting machine used in the United States(1885-1914). Photograph taken in early THE AUTHORS teacy Dopp HicksMr. Hicks retired in December 1990 after 30 years of distinguishedFederal Service, 28 years of which was providing the Nation withexpertise in TIDES and currents.
Newtonian physics describes motion extremely well, providing the motion does not approach the speed of light and is not in close proximity to a very large body, like the sun. For example, the motion of the planet Mercury, closest to the sun, is not described perfectly by …
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