Laplace would be surprised to hear that. That is true on a spherical planet, and on an ellipsoid of rotation, only on the equator and at the poles. It's complicated.
Laplace would be surprised to hear that. That is true on a spherical planet, and on an ellipsoid of rotation, only on the equator and at the poles. It's complicated.
This is the same as the “penny dropped from a skyscraper lands a millimeter to the side” in another comment, or not?
Good grief! No wonder you are Lonesome in Mass! /s