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Old October 9th 03, 05:26 PM
stmx3
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Default Microgravity parable

Stuf4 wrote:
From Scott Hedrick:

(Stuf4) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

- Gravity is *distinctly different* from acceleration.

While gravity has a property of acceleration, it is *not*
acceleration.

Verifiable reference, please. Not just the name of a book, please provide
the specific page and a quote.



I just found this page that gives a good set of q/a's:

http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scri...rogravity.html

Excerpts:

"...there's no such thing as zero gravity."

"...weightlessness and zero gravity are two different things."


I'm sure there are lots more references with accurate physics. Hey,
maybe even *NASA* has an accurate webpage on this. I'll check there
and let you know if I find something good.


~ CT


In response to your opening post, I listed many more references. I also
tried to find sources which discredit "microgravity". Mostly I found
sources which defined microgravity. But here are mo

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=microgravity
1. An environment in which there is very little net gravitational
force, as of a free-falling object, an orbit, or interstellar space.
2. A minute shift in gravity that can occur through geologic factors
in a region, such as the movement of the earth's crust along fault lines.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
microgravity
a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced :
virtual absence of gravity; broadly : a condition of weightlessness

http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texi...avity&db=a hd
....1. An environment in which there is very little net gravitational
force, as of a free-falling object, an orbit, or interstellar space. 2.
A minute shift in gravity...

Hmmm...the term is part of the vernacular language.