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How was the mass and radius of the Earth measured historically? What is the best method to measure it at present? 

   How was the mass and radius of the Earth measured historically? What is the best method to measure it at present?
An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pankaj Jain 1st Edition
Chapter 1, Problem 4 ↓
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00:02 This problem covers the concept of the capital's third law and from the capital's third law.
00:07 The mass of planet earth is given by 4 pi square upon g t square into a cube or substitute the value.
00:18 So the mass of planet earth is 4 pi square into a cube and is 3 .82 into 10 is 8 meters for moon cube upon 6 .2...
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