Ah, that makes sense... g=G*M/(r^2), so a small change in radius (elevation) matters a lot more than the small change in mass underfoot. It's back to junior-high physics for me...
-- john, KE5FX > > Remember that while you are 1340 meters up, the mountains gravity pull > creates > > a local compensation to a small degree, so you will not fully experience > the > > full altitude difference. > > Magnus, > > Yes, I considered this but found the compensation > was several orders of magnitude below the numbers > I was working with so I got to ignore it. I mean, you > think mountains sound big until you compare them > to a whole planet. > > Don't get hung up on subtle variations in g itself. > There are many factors that go into g for any place > (and time) on earth. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
