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about 9.8 metres (32 feet) per second per second. Thus, for every second an object
is in free fall, its speed increases by about 9.8 metres per second. At the surface
of the
Moon
the acceleration of a freely falling body is about 1.6 metres per second
per second.
The works of
Isaac Newton
and
Albert Einstein
dominate the development
of gravitational theory. Newton’s classical theory of gravitational force held sway
from his
Principia, published in 1687, until Einstein’s
work
in the early 20th
century. Newton’s theory is sufficient even today for all but the most precise
applications. Einstein’s
theory of
general relativity
predicts only minute
quantitative differences from the Newtonian theory except in a few special cases.
The major significance of Einstein’s
theory is its radical
conceptual
departure
from classical theory and its
implications
for further growth in physical thought.
- Today we will take some new terms. Please, repeat after me. First listen, and
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