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What is the topic of the text?
The topic of the text is tides.
Who was the first man to have trouble with the tides?
King Canute.
What did King Canute say to his courtiers when the tides didn't take notice?
He said that the title lord and master belongs only to him whose voice the land and sea obey.
How often does the sea advance and recede?
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How long is the time between high tides?
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According to Isaac Newton, how many minutes late does the moon pass the meridian each day?
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What is the relationship between the moon and the tides?
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What does the theory of gravitation prove?
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What is the force that holds things onto the earth?
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What causes the ocean to protrude the most at the equator?
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