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Re: timing data for falling objects



Robert Cohen wrote:

Does anyone have timing data for an object falling over several seconds (as
opposed to just a second or so)? I'm looking for actual data rather than
theory.

I suspect this isn't the desired answer, but: The
moon is undergoing free-fall, and accurate timing data
has been collected for nearly a billion seconds.

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEhelp/ApolloLaser.html

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Perhaps more useful:
Do a search on "exterior ballistics" e.g.
http://www.google.com/search?q=exterior+ballistics+table+time
http://www.google.com/search?q=ingalls+ballistic+tables