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Theonefrom1994
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- How did people find 9.8m/s^2 If there’s air resistance on earth ?
My understanding is that all falling objects on Earth will fall at the same acceleration of 9.8m/s^2 in the absence of air resistance . But isn’t air resistance everywhere on the planet since we have an atmosphere ? . So how did these scientists from back in the day figure out the 9.8 number ?