To: forsnax5
Ping for Gravity fans!
Except that if gravity propagated at the speed of light, the earth would long ago have ceased to orbit the sun. The calculation of orbital trajectories, in order to work, have to be plotted treating the speed of gravity as virtually instantaneous.
5 posted on
01/07/2003 6:33:06 PM PST by
aruanan
To: aruanan
Except that if gravity propagated at the speed of light, the earth would long ago have ceased to orbit the sun.The Face on Mars is wearing a really miffed expression, right about now.
42 posted on
01/07/2003 7:49:49 PM PST by
Physicist
(Can't resist those Tom Van Flandern digs.)
To: aruanan
A couple minutes delay is almost instantaneous, when you're dealing with an orbit that lasts a year per cycle, right?
86 posted on
01/08/2003 5:48:05 AM PST by
xm177e2
To: aruanan
Except that if gravity propagated at the speed of light, the earth would long ago have ceased to orbit the sun.Why?
259 posted on
07/01/2003 11:54:18 AM PDT by
cinFLA
To: aruanan
I'd be entertained by the article, were it not for the utmost gravity of the situation.
(Sorry - I couldn't resist!)
CA....
295 posted on
03/31/2007 11:07:47 AM PDT by
Chances Are
(Whew! It seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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