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I AM so afraid that this letter will convict me of hopeless stupidity that I conceal my name. For I am going to confess that I do not understand, and even feel inclined to dispute, the reasoning of Thomson and Tait, on pp. 191–194 in their great work, respecting the effect of tidal friction on the motion of the earth and moon. It will be a convenience to your readers if I quote the passage at full length:—
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A., M. Tidal Friction according to Thomson and Tait. Nature 5, 321 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005321c0
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