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Mini-Quiz: Overview of Gravity and Gravitation
by Ron Kurtus (revised 26 November 2010)
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Resources and references
The following resources provide information on this subject:
Websites
Acceleration due to Gravity Calculations - from Western Washington University
Force of Gravity - Universe Today Magazine
How does gravity work? - How Stuff Works
Standard gravity - Average value, as compared to variation due to position on Earth - Wikipedia
International Gravity Formula - Variation of gravity with displacement from equator - Geophysics dept. University of Oklahoma
Gravitation - NASA Worldbook
Gravitation - Wikipedia
Sir Isaac Newton: The Universal Law of Gravitation - Dept. of Physics & Astronomy University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation - Wikipedia
Books
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books on Simple Gravity Science
Top-rated
books on Advanced Gravity Physics
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