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Table of Contents

• Preface
• Summary

PART I. Early Concepts of Gravity

• A. Introduction - Unsolved Paradoxes Concerning Gravity
• B. Aristotle's Theory of Free-Fall
• C. Galileo's Paradoxes of a Swinging Chandelier
• D. Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa Experiment
• E. Early Attempted Confirmations of Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment
• F. Other Relevant Laws Which Galileo Discovered
• G. The Planetary Motions of Kepler

PART II. Newton's Laws of Motion and Concepts of Universal Gravitation

• H. Newton's First Law of Motion
• I. Newton's Second Law of Motion
• J. Newton's Third Law of Motion
• K. What Happens When All Three Laws of Motion Are Combined?
• L. Newton's Early Deductions and Hooke's Ideas Which Led to Gravity
• M. Newton's Great Generalization: Universal Gravitational Attraction
• N. Newton's Axioms for Gravity

PART III. Problems with Galileo's and Newton's Concepts of Gravity

• O. Newton's Artificial and Confusing Concepts for Gravity
• P. What Does Universal Gravitational Attraction Really Mean?
• Q. Newton's Missing Propositions for Relative Inertial Resistances and Accelerations
• R. Why Galileo's and Newton's Pendulum Experiments Were Meaningless
• S. Why Newton's Equal Fall of the Moon and the Apple Was Not Empirically Valid
• T. How to Compute Relative Gravitational Accelerations of Different Masses

PART IV. Modern Errors and Confusion Concerning Gravity

• U. Is the Modern Equation for Gravitation Correct?
• V. What is the Assumed Value of G?
• W. The Distortion of Weight as a Force
• X. Attempted Confirmations of Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa Result
• Y. How did Modern Scientists Rationalize Galileo's Gravitational Paradox?

PART V. Center of Mass and Relative Gravitational Acceleration

• Z. Does Gravity Really Cause All Masses to Free-Fall Equally?
• AA. Center of Mass of the Earth-Moon and Sun-Earth Gravitational Systems
• BB. Surface Gravity of Any Celestial Body Exemplifies Relative Gravitational Acceleration
• CC. Relative Gravitational Acceleration Defined
• DD. The Generalization of Newton's Four Fundamental Axioms
• EE. The Relativity of Gravity

PART VI. Why is the Relativity of Gravity Correct?

• FF. Why Do Smaller Masses Free-Fall Faster than Larger Masses?
• GG. The Illusion of Scale
• HH. Comparisons of Very Different Gravitating Bodies
• II. How and Why do the Planets Fall Unequally Toward the Sun?
• JJ. What Should Be the New Formulae for Two-Body Systems?

PART VII. Other Mysteries of Gravity and Proposed Solutions

• KK. How do Masses Really Fall in a Three-Body or Multi-Body System?
• LL. What Are the Remaining Mysteries of Gravity?
• MM. Is Gravity Really Caused by a Force?
• NN. What is the Root Cause of Gravitational Force?
• OO. How is Gravitationl Force Transmitted or Activated?

PART VIII. Conclusions (Appendices)

• 1. What is Matter and What is Mass?
• 2. Attempts to Change Newton's Law of Universal Gravitational Attraction
• 3. Is Gravitational Mass Really Equal to Inertial Mass?
• 4. Can the Relativity of Gravity be Demonstrated on a Minute Scale?

Other resources

• Bibliography

Other works by the author

• Relativity of Light
• The Day the Universe Stopped Expanding
• The Michelson-Morley Paradox Solved