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Сhapter Eight Gravitation 8.1INTRODUCTION Early in our lives, we become aware of the tendency of ail material objects to be attracted towards the earth. Anything 8.1 Introduction thrown up falls down towards the earth, going uphill is lot 8.2 Kepler's laws _ more tiring than going downhill, raindrops from the clouds (1564-1642) who recognised the fact that all bodies. irrespective of their masses, are accelerated towards the earth 8.5 Acceleration due to with a constant acceleration. It is said that he made a public gravity of the earth 8.6 Acceleration due to experiments with bodies rolling down inclined planes and close to the more accurate value obtained later. A seemingly unrelated phenomenon, observation of stars. many countries since the earliest of times. Obser of attention in 8.9 Earth satellites satellite the planets which seem to have regul recorded mode netary motions proposed by Ptolemy about 200 . ago was a 'geocentric' model in which all celesthe the eart stars, the sun and the planets, all revolve possible for celest The only motion that was thought bomplicated schemes of moti objects was motion in a circle. Comprer to describe the obsen were put forward by Ptolemy in order tore described as mov motion of the planets. The planets circles themselves movin in circles with the centre of the circles also advanced by In larger circles. Similar theories were However a more ele astronomers some 400 years later. Hontre around whic model in which the Sun was the centre model - was al planets revolved - the 'heliocentric' A.D.) in his trea mentioned by Aryabhatta century monk named
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