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Old 18-08-2009, 05:09 PM
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Gravity does not Suck

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Originally Posted by Robh View Post
In push gravity, the Earth is kept in its orbit by particles pushing it along a radial line L towards the Sun. The Sun shields particles along L from the other side, with particles streaming past it towards but around the Earth. As the Earth progresses in its orbit, it will dive into this stream passing around the Sun i.e. the shielding has not had time to take effect at the new line L connecting the Earth to the Sun. Thus, the Earth cannot continue its elliptical path but tends to accelerate away from the Sun at every new point.

Regards, Rob
Sorry to take so long to comment.
I can see the point you make ..so maybe it does ... I really dont know how to answer your question.
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