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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