Astronomy Today Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies (9th Edition)
Astronomy Today Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies (9th Edition)
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Author: Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: The reason that it is said that a baseball falls toward the Earth, and not Earth toward the baseball.

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