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Gadroys writes on the comparison between the distance of the moon from the earth with the variation in tides, and the relationship of the tides with syzygies and quadratures.

Subject: Oceanography

Reference number
CLP/4i/42
Earliest possible date
17th Century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
16 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, regarding the theory of the moon and the tides by [Claude?] Gadroys to unknown recipient, 17th Century, CLP/4i/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_42/letter-regarding-the-theory-of-the-moon-and-the-tides-by-claude-gadroys-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 22 January 2025

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