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At 10:36 AM 9/1/01 -0400, Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:
>When the sun and the moon are on the same side of the earth there is a
>very very high tide at that point (Spring Tide).
Right.
>However, an equally high tide occurs on the opposite side of the earth.
Right.
>Shouldn't the indirect high tide on the side of the earth opposite the sun
>and the moon be a bit lower than that on the side closest to the sun and
moon?
No.
Try this:
People often miss the following distinction: You need to distinguish
a) the plain old gravitational pull, versus
b) the tidal stress.