In this chapter, we learn about:What Holds the Earth Up!Law of Universal GravitationWeighing the EarthMeasuring g in the Service of ProspectingWeight UndergroundGravitational EnergyHow Planets MoveInterplanetary TravelIf There Were No Moon
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