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  2. Gravitational acceleration - Wikipedia

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    It has dimension of acceleration (L/T 2) and it is measured in units of newtons per kilogram (N/kg) or, equivalently, in meters per second squared (m/s 2). In its original concept, gravity was a force between point masses .

  3. g-force - Wikipedia

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    He survived a peak "eyeballs-out" acceleration of 46.2 times the acceleration of gravity, and more than 25 g 0 for 1.1 seconds, proving that the human body is capable of this. Stapp lived another 45 years to age 89 [17] without any ill effects. [18]

  4. Equations for a falling body - Wikipedia

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    Near the surface of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity g = 9.807 m/s 2 (metres per second squared, which might be thought of as "metres per second, per second"; or 32.18 ft/s 2 as "feet per second per second") approximately. A coherent set of units for g, d, t and v is essential.

  5. Space travel under constant acceleration - Wikipedia

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    The spacecraft of George O. Smith's Venus Equilateral stories are all constant acceleration ships. Normal acceleration is 1 g, but in "The External Triangle" it is mentioned that accelerations of up to 5 g are possible if the crew is drugged with gravanol [11] to counteract the effects of the g-load.

  6. List of equations in gravitation - Wikipedia

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    A common misconception occurs between centre of mass and centre of gravity.They are defined in similar ways but are not exactly the same quantity. Centre of mass is the mathematical description of placing all the mass in the region considered to one position, centre of gravity is a real physical quantity, the point of a body where the gravitational force acts.

  7. Acceleration - Wikipedia

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    The true acceleration at time t is found in the limit as time interval ... g 0) 1 Gal, or cm/s 2: 1: ... Acceleration Calculator Simple acceleration unit converter;

  8. Gravity of Earth - Wikipedia

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    The gravity g′ at depth d is given by g′ = g(1 − d/R) where g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth, d is depth and R is the radius of the Earth. If the density decreased linearly with increasing radius from a density ρ 0 at the center to ρ 1 at the surface, then ρ(r) = ρ 0 − (ρ 0 − ρ 1) r / R, and the ...

  9. Theoretical gravity - Wikipedia

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    For example, the equation above gives the acceleration at 9.820 m/s 2, when GM = 3.986 × 10 14 m 3 /s 2, and R = 6.371 × 10 6 m. The centripetal radius is r = R cos(φ), and the centripetal time unit is approximately (day / 2 π), reduces this, for r = 5 × 10 6 metres, to 9.79379 m/s 2, which is closer to the observed value. [citation needed]