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The Moon, Earth, and Sun are gravitationally connected, a concept developed by Sir Isaac Newton. They exert powerful gravitational forces on each other based on their masses and the inverse square of their distances. These gravitational interactions are manifested as tides in Earth's fluid oceans.
1686: Isaac Newton and the Science of Tides

Isaac Newton's groundbreaking work in the 17th century established the scientific understanding of tides as a result of gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and Sun on Earth's oceans. This understanding revolutionized our knowledge of [...]