Herschel helped by making tidal observations off the coast of South Africa, and, as he complained to Whewell, he was knocked off the docks during a violent high tide for his trouble.
赫歇尔帮助在南非海岸 建立了潮汐观察站， 有一次，他向胡威立抱怨， 他有一次因为失误而在码头被一个大浪冲倒了。