No, steven, it is in support of a steady draft because of mines being deep narrow holesat almost constant temperature, with an opening outto the changing (pressure and temperature) atmosphere above. Regards, Regner Quoting Steven Jones <steven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > > Me in blue: > > > > philip madsen wrote: > > > > > I have always wondered about pendulums in a > mine.. so I went a googlin and found this interesting historical > piece..Steven, I would be careful about finding any anomaly here. the > author handles it very well in a modern sort of way. You might have > his maths verified > > > > Strangely, this is in support of the concave > Earth discussed earlier! > > > > Steven. > > > > > > http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/hollow/tamarack.htm > > > The Tamarack Mines Mystery > By Donald E. Simanek > > English measurement units (feet and > inches) are used throughout this document, because those were the units > used by the experimenters in 1901 and the units used in all of the > source documentation. > The essence of the story, as usually told, goes > something like this. In the fall of 1901 J.B. Watson, Chief Engineer at > the Tamarack copper mine (S. of Calumet, Mich.) suspended 4250 foot > long plumb lines down mineshafts. Measurements showed that the plumb > lines were farther apart at the bottom than at the top, contrary to > expectations. Thus arose one of the long-standing mysteries of science. > > The Tamarack Mining Company, > > showing No. 2 Shafthouse. (c1902) > > > > > > >