Gravity and Gravitation Resources
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The following material consists of website and book resources on gravity and gravitation.
Gravity
Force of Gravity – Universe Today Magazine
Earth’s gravity – Wikipedia
How does gravity work? – How Stuff Works
Standard gravity – Average value, as compared to variation due to position on Earth – Wikipedia
International Gravity Formula – Variation of gravity with distance from equator – Geophysics dept. University of Oklahoma
I feel ‘lighter’ when up a mountain but am I? – National Physics Laboratory FAQ
Weak Equivalence Principle
Test of Weak Equivalence Principle – Precision Astronomy Group of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Feather & Hammer Drop on Moon – YouTube video
Falling bodies
Falling Bodies – Physics Hypertextbook
Equations for a falling body – Wikipedia
Gravity Calculations – Earth – Calculator
Work and gravity
Work by gravity by Sunil Kumar Singh – Connexions
Gravity and Inertia in Running – Locomotion and Biology paper (PDF)
Artificial gravity
Artificial gravity – Wikipedia
Simulating Gravity in Space – From Batesville, Indiana HS Physics class
Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats – Theodore W. Hall – Space Future; detailed technical paper
Artificial Gravity – Technical resources from Theodore W. Hall –
The Physics of Artificial Gravity – Popular Science magazine
Simulated Gravity with Centripetal Force – Oswego City School District Exam Prep Center, New York
Newton’s Cannon
Newton’s Cannonball and the Speed of Orbiting Objects – Bucknell University Physics
Newton’s Orbital Cannon – Encyclopedia Astronautica
Newton’s cannonball – Wikipedia
Artillery projectile
Trajectories – Hyperphysics
Trajectory for Projectile Motion – John Hopkins University – Deprtment of Physics & Astronomy
Projectile Motion – Wikipedia
Projectile Motion Equations And Formulas Calculator – AJ Design Software
Projectile Motion, General Solution – Id.Mind.net
Trajectory of a projectile – Wikipedia
Characteristics of a Projectile’s Trajectory – Physics Classroom
Gravitation
Gravitation – NASA Worldbook
Gravitation – Wikipedia
Sir Isaac Newton: The Universal Law of Gravitation – Dept. of Physics & Astronomy University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation – Wikipedia
Gauss’ law for gravity – (equivalent to Newton’s) – Wikipedia
Gravitational Acceleration – Wikipedia
Acceleration due to Gravity Calculations – Western Washington University
Gravitational Acceleration Tutorial and Calculators – EasyCalculation.com
Gravitational Constant
Gravitational Constant – Wikipedia
Controversy over Newton’s Gravitational Constant – University of Washington
Final Demystification of the gravitational constant variation – Blaze Labs Research; extensive research on variations and Unified Theory studies
Cavendish Experiment – Wikipedia
Cavendish Experiment – Harvard University Physics
Measurement of Gravitational Constant (PDF) – Rice University
Henry Cavendish – Weighing the Earth – Following the Path of Discovery
Bending Spacetime in the Basement: Measuring Gravitation – Homemade graviational experiments – John Walker of Fourmilab Switzerland; Some controversy on validity of results
Strong Equivalence Principle
The Principle of Equivalence from Einstein’s Theory of Relativity versus Classical Mechanics online book by Paul Marmet
Equivalence principle (relativity) – Wikipedia
Escape velocity
Escape Velocity – Wikipedia
Escape velocity – HyperPhysics
Gravitational Potential – Wikipedia
Gravitational or Gravity Well – Wikipedia
Black Holes
Schwarzschild radius – Wikipedia
Gravitational singularity – Wikipedia
Black hole – Wikipedia
Theories of Gravitation
Classical theories of gravitation – Wikipedia
Theories of gravitation – History – University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Gravitation and the General Theory of Relativity – University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity versus Classical Mechanics – Complete online book by Paul Marmet
Relativity
General Theory of Relativity – Wikipedia
Gravitational Time Dilation – Wikipedia
Tests of general relativity – Wikipedia
Gravitational redshift – Wikipedia
Quantum Mechanics
Graviton – – Wikipedia
Gravitational wave – Wikipedia
String theory – Wikipedia
Quantum mechanics – Wikipedia
Quantum gravity – Wikipedia
Loop quantum gravity – Wikipedia
Books
Gravity physics
Gravitation physics
Physical Science textbooks
Physics textbooks
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