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Date: Thu, 21-Jul-83 00:45:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 21 00:45:57 1983
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    Sorry halle1@houxz but an object that size would generate a conciderable
gravity about it. It has been shown that if two battleships are placed side-by-
side in a slip with about a foot between them they will slowly pull each other
together due to their mutual gravities. Now multiply that by the size of the
Death Star and I think that you'll find a fair degree of gravity being
generated, one that would at least need serious concideration in any design
venture of the vessel.
    Would any of the net.space readers out there please post that equation for
calculating the mutual gravitational attraction between two objects and could
some of you other readers give a few wild guesses as to the mass of the Death
Star so that we can grind it through the equation and get an idea in terms of
% of earth gravity that that hunk of metal would be emitting.

                                                      MAB
                                                  (in the lab)