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ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORT

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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 789 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

ESTABLISHMENT OF A
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PORT
PORT , the technical expression for the

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time that elapses between the

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moon's transit across the

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meridian at new or full moon at a given

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PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place and the time of high

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WATER

water at that place . The

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INTERVAL

interval (

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CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant at any one place) may vary from 6 mins . (

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HARWICH

Harwich) to 11 hrs . 45 mins . (

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North

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FORELAND, NORTH

Foreland) . At

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LONDON

London

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BRIDGE

Bridge it is 1 hr . 58 mins .

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