The Earth's Gravity Field

Authors

Robert S. Carmichael, University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Curiously, books in Iowa have more "gravity" effect in them than even TIME suspected. In fact, due to gravity effects in the State, a) the same book would weigh less in Des Moines than it would in the town of Anita, 50 miles (80 km) to the west. b) a quick way to lose weight is to travel from the north-central Iowa town of Blairsburg to the nearby town of Wellsburg.

Publication Date

December 1979

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

16

Issue

3

First Page

3

Last Page

10

Copyright

© Copyright 1979 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Carmichael, Robert S. (1979) "The Earth's Gravity Field," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 16: No. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol16/iss3/3