Historical Examples. 1  I do not contest the truth of the principle of continuity on which this view is based. 2  The continuity of nature does not fail saving for extraordinary instances. 3  The processes of his mind are characterised by continuity, consistency, and a kind of gathering intensity of movement.
In most places, two high tides and two low tides occur daily. Tides happen because the moon's gravity is pulling on the Earth and its oceans. The oceans are fluid and can move more than the land, so they move towards the moon. As the moon revolves around the Earth, it creates high tides and low tides.
Proxigean Tides. A proxigean spring tide is a rare, extreme form of spring tide which occurs once every 18 months or so when the moon is at its closest point in its orbit to the Earth and in its new or full moon phase.