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published by
the University of New South Wales
written by Joe Wolfe
This web page provides a multimedia introduction to gravity. It includes topics such as forces, acceleration, Newton's laws, orbits, escape velocity, black holes, etc. Short video clips, still images, graphs, and diagrams are integrated with text to promote understanding of important concepts.
This tutorial is part of the PhysClip collection of web-based resources on introductory mechanics, electricity, and magnetism.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8674">Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Gravity, Newton's laws and the orbits of the planets. Sydney: University of New South Wales, February 5, 2008.</a>
![]() J. Wolfe, (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/gravity.htm).
![]() J. Wolfe, Physclips: Gravity, Newton's laws and the orbits of the planets (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/gravity.htm>.
![]() Wolfe, J. (2008, February 5). Physclips: Gravity, Newton's laws and the orbits of the planets. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from University of New South Wales: https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/gravity.htm
![]() Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Gravity, Newton's laws and the orbits of the planets. Sydney: University of New South Wales, February 5, 2008. https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/gravity.htm (accessed 25 March 2025).
![]() Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Gravity, Newton's laws and the orbits of the planets. Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2006. 5 Feb. 2008. 25 Mar. 2025 <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/gravity.htm>.
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Publisher = {University of New South Wales},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {25 March 2025},
Month = {February 5, 2008},
Year = {2006}
}
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