"The archaeological site, and the bay of Komos, the ancient harbor of Phaïstos, Crete, Greece."

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   **Explaining the Tides Before Newton**

   "_Astronomical explanations for tides, usually credited to Isaac Newton, can be traced to thinkers like Strabo and Pliny in the Classical era._"

   🔗 https://daily.jstor.org/explaining-the-tides-before-newton/.

   #History #Science #HistSci #Oceans #Physics

   #Image attribution: Jebulon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Komos_site_baie_Cr%C3%A8te.jpg.