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Method of Measuring Deep Sea Tides

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IN the course of a conversation with William Beebe regarding plans for work to be done on his oceanic expedition, my attention was directed to the fact that no method had been devised up to the present time for recording the rise and fall of the tides except in comparatively shallow waters. It appeared that the Hydrographic Office was very anxious to have data regarding the tides at localities where the depth of the ocean was measured in miles.

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WOOD, R. Method of Measuring Deep Sea Tides. Nature 115, 497–498 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/115497c0

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