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I don’t know who first derived the Earth’s escape velocity, but it requires calculus and Newton’s theory of gravity, so he should have been able to figure out t
by mr_toad 2y ago
I don’t know who first derived the Earth’s escape velocity, but it requires calculus and Newton’s theory of gravity, so he should have been able to figure out that the old adage isn’t actually true.
- rsynnott 2y agoThat'd be Newton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cannonball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cannonball (I'm not sure if he actually derived earth's, but he was aware of escape velocity as a concept.)