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The moon cycle is approx 28 days, which is 7x4. The height of tides are rooted in this but have 7 day periods of increasing, decreasing, increasing, decreasing
by clort 3y ago
The moon cycle is approx 28 days, which is 7x4.
The height of tides are rooted in this but have 7 day periods of increasing, decreasing, increasing, decreasing.
I don't know if thats reason enough to continue with it, but possibly part of the history
- stvltvs 3y agoThis is a pretty common approximation, but the average lunation is closer to 29.5 days.