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Engineering Proof of the Consistent Low Orbit Period of Rocky Planets
Simple axioms can seem too simple. That was the case for aerospace engineer Max Fagin, when he encountered the rule of thumb that orbit at the surface level of rocky planets takes two hours. Dubious, Fagin broke out his whiteboard to calculate a proof one …