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Old August 28th, 2003, 01:58 AM
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Default Re: Calculating a planet\'s mass & gravitational pull

*sigh*

sorry to bother y'all again, but...
Where am I going wrong? I'm trying to work out the calculation needed to derive radius (in km) from a known mass and surface gravity (in metres per second per wotsit):

g=surface gravity, G= gravitational constant, m=mass, r=radius.

g=G*m*(r*1000)^3 - this one works in my excel sheet.
therefore
g/G=m*(r*1000)^3
therefore
(g/G)/m=(r*1000)^3
therefore
cuberoot((g/G)/m)=r*1000
therefore
cuberoot((g/G)/m)/1000=r

Or is that all crud? It's a long time since I studied or used this kind of maths.

Apart from this, the javascript sheet is coming along nicely.
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