Question
An astronaut inside a small space ship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity. If the space station orbiting around the earth has a large size, can he hope to detect gravity?
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Answer
In case the size of the space-station becomes large, the forces of gravity will become appreciable, and the astronaut can hope to detect it.
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