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    When was it discovered that the Moon controls the tides and who first came up with this idea?

    Question #52108. Asked by GeneralKala. (Nov 02 04 11:14 AM)


    picqero

    		The effect of the moon on the tide has been known to navigators for millenia. Knowledge of the tidal ranges was often used in naval battles such as the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English captain Sir Francis Drake.

    Nov 02 04, 2:52 PM
    peasypod

    		Yep, I believe Pytheas and Posidonius in about 300BC and 100BC were onto the concept quite signifigantly.

    Nov 03 04, 12:42 AM

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