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On 2002-04-16 15:25, The Bad Astronomer wrote:
I reread that section, and I think I am right, but it needs to be more clear. I've noted that and I'll add it to the list.
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What will the new phrasing be?
It's also complicated by the fact that not all places on Earth experience two tides per day. That is not just a consequence of coastal geometry--for instance, if the Earth were perpendicular to the ecliptic, and the moon also orbited in the ecliptic, the tidal effect at the North and South poles would be constant, and there'd be no tides there at all.