Re: ZetaTalk and Spaceguard UK (D4)
In Article <qCc77.12140$0s2.1431575@typhoon.hawaii.rr.com> David Tholen wrote:
>> Bill Nelson has offered corrections (below) for some of the math
>> used to place
>> Newton's Law F=M*A
>> Inverse Square F=M1*M2/r^2
>> on the same page with each other, using a REAL mass, the density
>> of granite, for the Earth and Moon.
>
> The "density of granite" is not a "REAL mass". Density is
> mass divided by volume.
Ah so! Then, using the given density and volume of the Earth and Moon
as computed by Eric George, we can compute the mass!
In article <6kgd61$rh3@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net> Eric George wrote:
> Earth is 1,083,157,900,000 km^3 in volume
> Moon is 21,998,936,949 km^3 in volume
>
> Earth density: 5.5170 g/cm^3
> Moon density: 3.3411 g/cm^3
>
> Earth: 5.9763e+24 kg ( 5.9763e+21 Metric Tons)
> Moon: 7.3508e+22 kg ( 7.3508e+19 Metric Tons)
Has Eric already DONE this? The 5.9763E that Magnus used, IS, perhaps,
the Mass! Alrightythen ...