This Java applet lets you shoot a ball from a mountain on the earth. Newton described the possible trajectories of a cannonball shot from a tall mountain. Weaker shots fall in parabola, but soon the curvature of the earth becomes more important and stronger shots orbit the earth in ellipses.
| Programming: | Drew Dolgert |
| Owner and contact: | Michael Fowler - mfowler@virginia.edu |
| Date: | August 1997 |
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Distribution: | Gnu Public License,
How to link to Newton's Cannon |
| Language: | Java 1.0 |