Author: NickCNickC Date: Jan 6, 2007 14:23
Stealth Pilot wrote on 06 Jan 2007:
> they claim an earth-tide where the ground rises toward the moon by
> 8" and falls back again.
> well as a mapping surveyor I can tell you that we measure the
> topography of the earth to a far higher accuracy than 8" (more
> like 2mm) and in six years of full time work in the field never
> once have I heard that the local earth rises toward the moon.
Coincidentally enough, I read a book over Christmas that stated this
(in fact, bought at the same time from the remaindered book shop as
"Vulcan 607") [did you go to the same bookshop as me ;) ?].
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Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, "Blue Genes and Polyester Plants, 365 More
Surprising Scientific Facts, Breakthroughs, and Discoveries", John
Wiley & Sons, 1997, pp. 111-112, 160-161.
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