Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Does the gravitational force of the Sun do work on a planet in a circular orbit? On a comet in an elliptical orbit? Explain.
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Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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