Re: pinhole Question on Tidal Effects

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From: pauld@exploratorium.edu
Date: Sun Feb 24 2002 - 01:52:48 PST 

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From: pauld@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Re: pinhole Question on Tidal Effects
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 01:52:44 US/Pacific

Hi Sue

The tides in the solid earth were discovered in the sewers of Chicago at the
turn of the century.

Tides in Lakes are known as seiches.

Everything I know about tides I learned from A.P. Frenhces book Newtonian
Mechanics

But it's full of calculus.

The NSTA Oceanography text is also great for tides.

Paul D

> Greetings Everyone,
>
> Love all of the supe responses to the great pinhole questions. Loving reading
> it all.
>
> I remember a story told last summer about a plumbing situation in, I believe,
> an east coast city where the contractors did not take into account the
> effects of tides when placing the pipes at the proper slope. Does anyone
> remember more details about this one?
>
> Second question, what is the tidal effect on a landlocked lake? On a lake
> that drains into another body of water? What are some good resources to read
> more about all of this?
>
> Thank you to all for any help on these.
>
> Take care,
> Sue Pritchard
>
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