Re: [Phys-L] apparent weight

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

The following account provides an indication of progress over the last 
century:
The Earth Tide Signal and its Coherency
 Q. Jl. astr. Soc. (1973) 14, 161-182
 as extracted from   ADS  - SAO/NASA Astrophisics Data System

http://tinyurl.com/lz8srck

Brian Whatcott    Altus OK


On 12/10/2014 12:19 PM, brian whatcott wrote:
> This report of the Committee of the British Association  for 
> measurement of the Lunar Disturbance of Gravity  Sep 1881, Nature Nov 
> 3 1881 - as reported in Am Jour Science Vol 123 p49 Jan 1882 may be of 
> interest: (the lunar contribution is larger than the Solar component)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/k6vxuye
>
> Brian Whatcott   Altus OK
>
> On 12/10/2014 7:04 AM, Anthony Lapinski wrote:
> > If you stand on a sensitive scale, will you be slightly lighter at noon
> > (with the Sun above you and pulling opposite to Earth's gravity), and
> > slightly heavier at midnight (with the Sun below you and pulling in the
> > same direction as Earth's gravity)? Ignore any lunar effects.
> >
> > This came up the other day, and nobody could really agree. One side said
> > no because the Earth is in freefall around the Sun, and it is the Earth
> > that pulls us to it. The other side said yes due to tidal effects as 
> > seen
> > in the oceans.
> >
> > I searched online, and found the same conflicting arguments!
> >
> > Can anyone help with this?
> >
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