The acceleration of a freely falling body is not exactly the same everywhere on Earth. For example,

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The acceleration of a freely falling body is not exactly the same everywhere on Earth. For example, in the Galapagos Islands at the equator, the acceleration of a freely falling body is 9.780 m/s2, whereas at the latitude of Oslo, Norway, it is 9.831 m/s2. Why aren’t these accelerations the same?

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Inquiry into Physics

ISBN: 978-1305959422

8th edition

Authors: Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord

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