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Subject: Why do tides pile up on *BOTH* sides of the Earth?

Date: Sat Jul 19 19:30:11 1997
Posted by Chris Martin
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City: Bristol State/Province: No state entered.
Country: England
Area of science: Physics
ID: 869358611.Ph
Message:

If the moon's gravity pulls the oceans towards it, why doesn't the water simply pile up on that side, making the sea shallower on the far side of the Earth?


Re: Why do tides pile up on *BOTH* sides of the Earth?

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