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Lab, Camera, Action: Tides

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The Bay of St Brieuc in Brittany has one of the largest tides on Earth. Dr Andrew Steele takes some time out of his holiday, on the day of the highest tide of the year, to find out why.

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Series
Oxford Physics Short Talks and Introductions
People
Andrew Steele
Keywords
Physics
science
waves
tides
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 03/02/2014
Duration: 00:04:18

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