Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 6, Problem 16Q
The source of the Mississippi River is closer to the center of the Earth than is its outlet in Louisiana (since the Earth is fatter at the equator than at the poles). Explain how the Mississippi can flow “uphill.”
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