[Cz-physics] We need an article that defines the local gravitational acceleration of 9.807 metres per second

[Vasile Dorobantu]

Here, in attachments, you have the article, both in Word and pdf.

V.Dorobantu
Professor of Physics,
"Poltehnica" University,
Timisoara, Romania



On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM, mbeychok <mbeychok at cox.net> wrote:

>  Mechanical, chemical and aerospace engineers as well as others routinely
> use equations in fluid dynamics that involve the local gravitational
> acceleration of  g= 9.807metres per second.
>
> Citizendium needs a very simple, plain English article, of perhaps two or
> three paragraphs at most, defining the local gravitational acceleration.
> Something as simple as the Wikipedia article at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_acceleration . Such an article
> would eliminate many of the red links that are or will be contained in many
> engineering artcles.
>
> Citizendium already has an article entitled "Gravitation", but it is
> devoted to the universal gravitational constant G and general relativity
> theory. The article I am asking for should avoid those subjects ... just
> define g and use plain English.
>
> Would one of you physicists please take an hour or so to write such an
> article?  I am a chemical engineer and I am not sure that I could do it as
> well as one of you.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Milton Beychok
>
>
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