The How and Why of Tides by John Barry
The tides have a major effect on our time on the water – and have a seemingly infinite variability around the world. From Ungava Bay to Lowestoft, from Venice to Port Circumcision, from Galileo to Dr. Doodson, here is a description of the basic theory of how and why tides happen, how predictions are generated, and some of the other effects that we need to look out for.