Isaac Newton wrote down his theory of gravity in 1689, and his equations are used to this day to send space probes to the outer edges of our Solar System.
So what could possibly be wrong with our understanding of it?

There are problems with Newton's theory, however. It doesn't quite describe the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, and as Newton knew very well it has nothing to say about what the force of gravity actually is.

It took over 200 years and the genius of Albert Einstein to discover a deeper theory.

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity describes the force we see as gravity as being due to the bending and curving of space and time (or to be more accurate "space-time") by heavy objects like the Earth and Sun.



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sweet, thanks! haven't dl'ed that one yet. started it today...kinda forgot about tuesday being horizon day the in the UK... :S^^

Mp, enjoy!

Poor ol' Newton.

Idiot presenting is too slow.

info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes...and/tx/gravity/

Video Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8...h&plindex=0

damn man, i checked it on hitme's qss search bfore posting it but there i didn't c your post mark. hitme's qss search lead me to a single empty link...
i really need to find an effective way to avoid double posting...

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Particle physicist and ex D:Ream keyboard player Dr Brian Cox wants to know why the Universe is built the way it is. He believes the answers lie in the force of gravity. But Newton thought gravity was powered by God, and even Einstein failed to completely solve it.
Heading out with his film crew on a road trip across the USA, Brian fires lasers at the moon in Texas, goes mad in the desert in Arizona, encounters the bending of space and time at a maximum security military base, tries to detect ripples in our reality in the swamps of Louisiana and searches for hidden dimensions just outside Chicago.

LINK- Only one I can find at the moment http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6274494yqrCxMKt

interesting, thanx for the post!!

repost of http://ipb.quicksilverscreen.com/index.php...&pid=299369

My bad.

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