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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 Fundamentals 1. Tidal Science Before and After Newton 2. Introducing the oceans 3. A brief introduction to tectonics 4. Why is there a tide? SECTION 2 A Tidal Journey Through Time 5. A timeline of Earth’s history 6. Early Earth (Hadean and Archaean – 4600-2500 Ma) 7. Proterozoic (2500-541 Ma) 8. Phanerozoic (541 Ma-present day) 9. Present day: Tides in a changing climate 10. Into the future SECTION 3 Consequences of Living on a Tidal Planet 11. Tides at a coast 12. Tidal rhythmites: their contribution to the characterization of tidal dynamics and environments 13. Tides - Lifting Life in the Ocean 14. Tides, Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions 15. Solid Earth tides 16. Atmospheric tides – an Earth system signal 17. Tidal drag in exoplanet oceans
