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Re: [Phys-l] definition of gravity

From: John Mallinckrodt <ajm@csupomona.edu>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 07:54:26 -0800

I don't know what that "part" is because there is no way of measuring it.

John Mallinckrodt
Cal Poly Pomona

On Nov 8, 2011, at 7:46 AM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:

What name do you give to that part of the" gravitational field" solely due to the presence of a nearby gravitating object (such as the Earth)?

Bob at PC

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