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IT has naturally been a source of much satisfaction to me that, a man as able and eloquent as the Astronomer-Royal for Ireland should have come forward as an exponent of the theory which I have advanced concerning the part played by tides in the history of the earth and the other planets. I cannot but feel therefore that it may seem ungracious on my part to appear as a critic, and to ask Mr. Ball to reconsider some of the deductions which he has made in his Birmingham lecture (see NATURE, vol. xxv. pp. 79, 103). I refer to the geological aspects of the theory. The interest of the subject will, I feel sure, prove a sufficient excuse for my being thus critical.
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DARWIN, G. On the Geological Importance of the Tides . Nature 25, 213–214 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/025213a0
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