Re: [Phys-l] definition of gravity

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

Really? Cavendish did that a while ago.

Bob at PC

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of John Mallinckrodt
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:54 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] definition of gravity
>
> 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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