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Originally Posted by fsu dot edu
Because Newton's law did not include such retardation effects, and permitted violations of special relativity, it was clear that Newton's law had to be an approximation to the correct law of gravity.
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which einstein came up with in his Theory of Relativity
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So why is Newton still taught? The problem is that it takes 4-5 years of math/physics background to fully understand Einsteins theory.
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newton is taught as a 'special case,' to give people a basic understanding of the concept
but einsteins theory is the 'correct' one
so far
i might have a prob taking classes at the ymca
im female and already attended a private college
is the ymca where you went?
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