"tidology" meaning in English

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          "text": "He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall.",
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        "The science of tides."
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        "(uncommon) The science of tides."
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the science of tides",
          "word": "潮汐學"
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