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The aim of the programme is to answer the question of why Newton's Laws of Motion are not normally observed directly on Earth. The answer is of course because of the complicating effects of gravity..., friction and air resistance.
Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title: S102, Science: a foundation course
Item code: S102; 03
First transmission date: 1988
Published: 1988
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Duration: 00:25:00
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Producer: John Stratford
Contributors: Stuart Freake; Steve Swithenby
Publisher: BBC Open University
Keyword(s): Astronauts; Conservation of momentum; Hammer/feather experiment; NASA satellite; Skaters on Richmond ice-rink; Skylab; Weightlessness
Subject terms: Air resistance; Gravity; Motion; Physics
Master spool number: DOU5668
Production number: FOUS468F
Videofinder number: 2138
Available to public: no