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Q: What is a good bunch of web sites on gravity? ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   2 Comments )
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Subject: What is a good bunch of web sites on gravity?
Category: Science > Physics
Asked by: pendleton-ga
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Posted: 18 Jun 2003 11:20 PDT
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Question ID: 218830
I am doing a little project on gravity and would love to
have a good bunch of web sites on gravity. 

Send them to me and that's my answer.
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Subject: Re: What is a good bunch of web sites on gravity?
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Jun 2003 12:23 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello again, John! Here are links to ten sites that offer quite a bit
of information about gravity:

Flipcode: Gravity FAQ
http://www.flipcode.com/documents/gravity.txt

How Stuff Works: How Does Gravity Work?
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question232.htm

Wolfram Science: History of Gravity Theory
http://www.wolframscience.com/reference/notes/1047c

The Fourth Dimension: Space-Gravity Theory
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/7997/spacegravity.html

Gothos: Jillian's Guide to Gravitational Waves
http://www.dragonweave.com/gothos/html/gravitational_waves/

Online Journey Through Astronomy: Sir Isaac Newton/The Universal Law
of Gravitation
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html

Introduction to Astronomy, Ohio University: Einstein's Theory of
Gravity
http://plato.phy.ohiou.edu/~dutta/notes/node17.html

Astronomy Today: Quantum Gravity
http://www.astronomytoday.com/cosmology/quantumgrav.html

Curtin University of Technology: The History of Gravitation 
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/phys-sci/gravity/history/history.htm

Curtin University of Technology: Exploring Gravity 
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/phys-sci/gravity/index2.htm (Be
sure to click the desired levels in the "Options Menu" on the left.)

Here's a good search through ScienceNet's database that will take you
to several hundred pages of gravity-related articles:

ScienceNet Search: "gravity"
http://search.webtools.dircon.net/?config=w02-0022&words=gravity

Search terms used:

"gravity"
"gravity faq"
"gravity" + "theory"
"theory of gravity"
"law of gravity"
"gravitational theory"
"gravitational waves"
"four fundamental forces"
"classical gravity"
"newtonian gravity"
"einsteinian gravity"
"quantum gravity"

If the sites I've listed do not meet your needs, or if a link does not
function, please request clarification. I'll be glad to refocus my
search as needed.

Best always,
pinkfreud
pendleton-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Dear pinkfreud-ga   Do you like me or what? 
Thanks 10 times for a great and thorough answer!!!!
Keep up the great work! Are you having fun yet!

God bless you to know and do His will!
John P.

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Subject: Re: What is a good bunch of web sites on gravity?
From: pinkfreud-ga on 20 Jun 2003 17:04 PDT
 
John,

Of course I like you. You are one of Google Answers' most frequent
customers; your questions are well-phrased and easily understood; you
are courteous and responsive to Researchers. And yes, I am having fun
yet. This is the best job in the world for a disabled person with a
head full of facts and a desire to be helpful. :-)

~pinkfreud
Subject: Re: What is a good bunch of web sites on gravity?
From: hedgie-ga on 22 Jun 2003 12:47 PDT
 
John

You may also want check out some previous
 Q/A on gravity which were presented on GA, such as:

http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=178710

You may also have to exercise  criticial evaluation and coution
 when reading the of nice bunch of the links listed above.
 Some of them represent orthodox or generayl accpted views
 and some present alternative or controversial theories. 

hedgie

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