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Article #1028Re: Full moon and tides
From: Cam "You didn't see me!" Mayor
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:34
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:34
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In article 1gigbeINNk69@gap.caltech.edu, carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes: > >The moon is not the sole source of tides. The tidal effects of the sun are >also significant. During new and full moons, the tidal effects of the sun and >the moon reinforce each other. Hence higher tides during new and full moons, >ceteris paribus. During the new moon, the moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun. During full moon, the moon is on the OPPOSITE side of the earth as the sun. So shouldn't the gravitational tugs oppose each other during full moon and reinforce each other during the new moon only? I think so. Maybe I'm wrong. Think about it.
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Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!mizar.cc.umanitoba.ca!ic14!mayor From: mayor@ee.umanitoba.ca (Cam "You didn't see me!" Mayor) Subject: Re: Full moon and tides Message-ID: <BzFDCt.KFH@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Sender: news@ccu.umanitoba.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: ic14.ee.umanitoba.ca Reply-To: mayor@ee.umanitoba.ca Organization: Elect & Comp Engineering, U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada References: <1gigbeINNk69@gap.caltech.edu> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:34:04 GMT Lines: 15