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To: RaceBannon

It is still somewhat interesting to see pre-newtonian physics on FR. There are no forces whatsoever beyond gravity that would make the orbit wobble, although precession is inevitable and easily predictable whether the object is rotating about three axes or not.


54 posted on 02/09/2008 10:21:05 AM PST by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: RightWhale

having a rotation around something that is not it’s moment of inertia is PRE-Newtonian Physics??

Since I didn’t type a thesis on this, I’ll explain how you missed it.

GRAVITY will pull on this object unevenly if it is rotating on an axis that is not balanced. Since it’s motion is not balanced, the internal force will cause it’s orbital vector to change in the direction of it’s mass as it spins.

The worse it is, the faster it would come down.

Still thinking flogistan?


56 posted on 02/09/2008 10:47:35 AM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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