The Wanderer
“"I've figured it all out in my head—roughly, of course," Doc told them. "Granting they're of equal mass, they'll revolve around a point midway between them in a month lasting about nineteen days." "Shorter than that, surely," Paul objected. "Why, we can see with our own eyes how fast the Wanderer's moving." He pointed to where the strange planet, maroon and light orange now, was dipping atilt toward the ocean, the blunt yellow spearhead of the moon striking across its front almost from below.
D...oc chuckled. "That movement's just the Earth turning—same thing as makes the sun rise." Then, as Paul grimaced in exasperation at his own stupidity, Doc added: "Natural enough mistake—I keep making it in my own mind, which I inherited from my cavemen ancestors along with my tail bones! Say, look how far the sea's gone out! Ross, I'm afraid the tidal effects are showing up faster than we hoped." Paul, trying to get back into the swing of the discussion, made himself visualize how tides eighty times higher would mean tides eighty times lower too—at six-hour intervals, at most places.MoreLess
D...oc chuckled. "That movement's just the Earth turning—same thing as makes the sun rise." Then, as Paul grimaced in exasperation at his own stupidity, Doc added: "Natural enough mistake—I keep making it in my own mind, which I inherited from my cavemen ancestors along with my tail bones! Say, look how far the sea's gone out! Ross, I'm afraid the tidal effects are showing up faster than we hoped." Paul, trying to get back into the swing of the discussion, made himself visualize how tides eighty times higher would mean tides eighty times lower too—at six-hour intervals, at most places.MoreLess
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