newtonian

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A model based on newtonian gravity ha sent spaceships accurately to other planets.

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  1. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.
  2. A follower of Newton.

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  1. a follower of Isaac Newton
  2. of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science

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  • A model based on newtonian gravity ha sent spaceships accurately to other planets. —  RealClimate
  • Even though newtonian gravity IS wrong, it's for those purposes virtually 100\% correct and there's no problem with the NASA probe models that use it. —  RealClimate
  • Then, for practical purposes, newtonian based approximations are acceptable accuracy-wise. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • In much the same way as rolling a log proves both rotational inertia and classical newtonian laws of motion. —  RealClimate
  • Also a newtonian fluid will typically thin when work is done to it.
 

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