
Foundations of Astronomy
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Author: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
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Chapter 22, Problem 24RQ
Why are Phobos and Deimos non-spherical? Why is Earth’s Moon much more spherical?
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A rectangular current loop (a = 15.0 cm, b = 34.0 cm) is located a distance d = 10.0 cm near a long, straight wire that
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