Yes, so...
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Scout wrote:
If the center of mass was the only factor involved, wouldn't the bulge be on
one side of the earth only?
Scout
"Nav" wrote in message
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Yes, you can. Where is the center of mass of the earth moon system?
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Peter S/Y Anicula wrote:
We can certainly look at the gravitational force from the moon and the
gravitational force of the earth seperatly, and then ad the two, to
have a look at the combined forces.
Peter S/Y Anicula
"Nav" skrev i en meddelelse
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Well Peter, I have to disagree there. The gravitational force acts
only
toward the center of mass of the system. This cannot by itself
produce
two bulges. To clarify this, try imagining the forces of gravity in
2D
on a piece of paper. In all cases, water would be pulled toward the
center of the Earth-Moon pair. This would lead to less water on the
far
side and more water as you move toward the moon... -two bulges would
not
be present.
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