Beyond the Moon 
A Conversational, Common Sense Guide to Understanding the Tides
by James Greig McCully
"This very readable treatise on ocean tides and how they operate should appeal to anyone who has watched the rise and fall of the ocean along the coast. Though the lack of mathematical treatment of tide might offend the scientific purists, the material enables the reader to explain how tides work to her or his seatmate on an airplane. Even oceanographers are hard pressed to explain correctly why daily there are two high and two low ocean tides. The historical quotes are wonderful and the illustrations are illuminating. I recommend the book to anyone who might be called upon to explain ocean tides to students or the public. Dr. Arden Bement (Director of the National Science Foundation) recently stated 'бн there has been little dialogue between them (scientists) and the larger public.'. It is possible that this little book will help close that gap between the science community and the public."
Thomas C Royer
Slover Professor of Oceanography at Old Dominion University and
Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
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