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Has anybody attempted simulating the trip to the moon described by Jules Verne?
I've done a bit of research and found this two posts:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/showing-deadly-acceleration.909104/#post-5726115
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ship-fired-from-a-cannon.793891/#post-4985868
The first one says that it is impossible for the human body to withstand the acceleration and the second one a quick calculation of the acceleration within the cannon.
Now, has anybody attempted to simulate this considering the gravity gradient and the orbits? I know that Jules Verne made some mistakes due the knowledge current at the time he wrote the book, but still, I find it insteresting to try it out.
The factors I know are required for the simulation are:
Thank you very much to all! :)
I've done a bit of research and found this two posts:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/showing-deadly-acceleration.909104/#post-5726115
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ship-fired-from-a-cannon.793891/#post-4985868
The first one says that it is impossible for the human body to withstand the acceleration and the second one a quick calculation of the acceleration within the cannon.
Now, has anybody attempted to simulate this considering the gravity gradient and the orbits? I know that Jules Verne made some mistakes due the knowledge current at the time he wrote the book, but still, I find it insteresting to try it out.
The factors I know are required for the simulation are:
- Distance to the moon
- Muzzle velocity
- Gravity as a function of time
- Air drag (maybe neglect it for simplicity's sake?)
Thank you very much to all! :)