“We are asked by the Newtonian to believe that the action of gravitation, which we can easily overcome by the slightest exercise of volition in raising an hand or a foot, is so overwhelmingly violent when we lose our balance and fall a distance of a few feet, that this force, which is imperceptible under usual conditions, may, under extraordinary circumstances, cause the fracture of every limb we possess? Common-sense must reject this interpretation. On the other hand, it is equally clear that if the sun’s attraction were just sufficient to keep the earth in its proper path when farthest from the sun, and thus to prevent it rushing off into space the same power of attraction when the earth was nearest the sun would be so much greater, that (unless the attraction were very greatly diminished) nothing would prevent the earth rushing towards and being absorbed by the sun, there being no counterbalancing focus to prevent such a catastrophe! As astronomy makes no reference to the increase and diminution of the attractive force of the sun, called gravitation, for the above necessary purposes, we are again forced to the conclusion that the great ‘discovery’ of which astronomers are so proud is absolutely non-existent.” -Thomas Winship, “Zetetic Cosmogeny” (44-45)
"That the sun’s path is an exact circle for only about four periods in a year, and then of only a few hours - at the equinoxes and solstices - completely disproves the ‘might have been’ of circular gravitation, and by consequence, of all gravitation … If the sun were of sufficient power to retain the earth in its orbit when nearest the sun, when the earth arrived at that part of its elliptical path farthest from the sun, the attractive force (unless very greatly increased) would be utterly incapable of preventing the earth rushing away into space ‘in a right line forever,’ as astronomers say. And this is one reason why I desired you would not ascribe constantly according to certain laws, but whether this agent be material or immaterial is a question I have left to the consideration of my readers." A letter correspondence between Newton and one of his associates. "Tis inconceivable that inanimate brute matter should (without the mediation of something else which is not material) operate upon & affect other matter without mutual contact as it must if gravitation in the sense of Epicurus be essential & inherent in it. K) Some Quotes, the first from Newton himself. In 1687, the Occultist and Magus, Sir Isaac Newton, published Principia, which hypothesises gravitation, and included all the efforts of Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler and Galileo before him.
The more mass an object has, the more gravity it will exert on objects around it." It is what keeps us from floating off into space and plays a crucial role in almost every nature process from the ocean tides to the body’s circulatory system. It is what holds the planets in orbit as well as the very universe itself. "Gravity is one the four fundamental forces of the universe and is considered a noncontact force. Gravity is what makes the stars clump together in huge, swirling galaxies." Gravity is what makes the planets orbit the stars-like Earth orbits our star, the Sun. Gravity is what makes pieces of matter clump together into planets, moons, and stars. Spiral galaxy Gravity has played a big part in making the universe the way it is. Well, everybody knows that! But, what does this really mean? What is gravity? "Because of gravity, if you drop something, it falls down, instead of up. This article is structured into four simple parts. So if you are a baller who has been sent this link as you mentioned the word Gravity, hello, this article is for you :-) The curvature becomes more readily apparent above 50,000 feet passengers on the now-grounded supersonic Concorde jet were often treated to a view of the curved horizon while flying at 60,000 feet.It's about time we had a One-Stop-Shop article where we can send any ballers that wave around their funny gravity flag. According to a 2008 paper in the journal Applied Optics, the Earth's curve becomes subtly visible at an altitude of around 35,000 feet, as long as the observer has at least a 60 degree field of view (which may be difficult from a passenger plane window). If you get lucky enough to get an unobscured view of the horizon and a high enough commercial flight, you might even be able to make out the curvature of the Earth with the naked eye.
You won't have to retrace your steps to land where you started. Anyone can circumnavigate the globe nowadays there are even travel firms, like AirTreks, that specialize in multi-stop, round-the-world routes. This one should cost you considerably less than $1 million, though you will have to drop a few thousand dollars.
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