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Originally Posted by dutche
thanks for that. in the java applet, the moon was directly above the high tide. i don't think that is right. the moon is nearer above low tide.
this is what i mean, mainstream " gravity causes tides". i too, have heard this but i'm just saying "maybe not". and a lot of people seem offended because the've learnt differently. it's only supposed to be thought provocking
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You have to factor in the mass and density of the earth, verses then mass of the ocean - since the the earth is also tugged toward the moon, the ocean on the other side is left behind - hence the higher tide near the opposite side...of course, the rotations of the earth and moon come into play too, and the position of the sun, but when the dust is all settled, the mechanics work out almost perfectly with newtonian predictions...