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That’s because the Earth is moving along its path in the expansion of the universe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerating_universe]. Apples and other matter on the planet are moving along with it, but as they fall through space they are falling towards the place where the Earth was. |
That’s because the Earth is moving along its path in the expansion of the universe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerating_universe]. Apples and other matter on the planet are moving along with it, but as they fall through space they are falling towards the place where the Earth was. |
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− | Indeed, the Earth orbits the Sun at about 66,660 miles per hour. So the Earth moved about 18 miles |
+ | Indeed, the Earth orbits the Sun at about 66,660 miles per hour. So the Earth moved about 18 miles by the time Newton's Apple hit the ground. |
This observation has implications for general relativity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvature_of_space]. In the cosmos, general relativity provides that massive bodies curve space and create the effect of gravity. This curvature of space and time is called spacetime [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime]. |
This observation has implications for general relativity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvature_of_space]. In the cosmos, general relativity provides that massive bodies curve space and create the effect of gravity. This curvature of space and time is called spacetime [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime]. |