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Re: [Phys-l] Finishing up with that Dead Horse.



Quoting "Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>:

It is a valid definition IMO, not my preference to define the weight as m*g where g is

M*g = GMm/r^2 direction presumably pointing towards the center of a uniform spherical planet.

Strictly, this is still not true.
The direction of g is not towards the centre of a uniform spherical planet.

Note that there is also gravitational force on the object from the moon, Sun, etc...

Some may even insist on including dark matter and dark energy. :-)


Best regards,
Alphonsus