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Really? Cavendish did that a while ago.
Bob at PC
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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 tothe presence of a nearby gravitating object (such as the Earth)?
Bob at PC
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