Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 6, Problem 38P
(I) Determine the mass of the Earth from the known period and distance of the Moon.
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