Tides: A Scientific History

1. Introduction - the overall pattern of enquiry 2. Early ideas and observations 3. What moon maketh a full sea? 4. Towards Newton 5. Newton and the Prize Essayists - the 'Equilibrium' theory 6. Measurements and empirical studies, 1650-1825 7. Laplace and the 19th century hydrodynamics 8. Local analysis and prediction in the 19th century 9. Towards a map of cotidal lines 10. Tides of the Geosphere - the birth of Geophysics 11. Tidal researches between the World Wars 12. 1950-1980 - The impact of automatic computers 13. The impact of instrument technology, 1960-1991 14. The impact of satellite geodesy, 1970-1995 15. Recent advances in miscellaneous topics, and final retrospect Appendices Index.