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A question I'm embarrased to ask - earth's spin



 
 
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Old December 6th 06, 01:18 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Roy Smith
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Default A question I'm embarrased to ask - earth's spin

Jose wrote:
Orbital mechanis =is= "plain physics".


What makes orbital mechanics complicated is not that it isn't plain
physics, but that it isn't plane physics :-)
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Old December 6th 06, 03:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose[_1_]
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What makes orbital mechanics complicated is not that it isn't plain
physics, but that it isn't plane physics :-)


It is if your plane moves fast enough.

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