A non-rotating perfect sphere of uniform mass density, or whose density varies solely with distance from the centre (spherical symmetry), would produce a gravitational field of uniform magnitude at all points on its See more

Gravity acceleration is a vector quantity, with direction in addition to magnitude. In a spherically symmetric Earth, gravity would point directly towards the sphere's centre. As the Earth's figure is … See more

Tools exist for calculating the strength of gravity at various cities around the world. The effect of latitude can be clearly seen with gravity in high-latitude cities: Anchorage (9.826 m/s ), Helsinki (9.825 m/s ), being about 0.5% greater than that in cities near the … See more

If the terrain is at sea level, we can estimate, for the Geodetic Reference System 1980, $${\displaystyle g\{\phi \}}$$, the acceleration at latitude $${\displaystyle \phi }$$:
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From the law of universal gravitation, the force on a body acted upon by Earth's gravitational force is given by
$${\displaystyle F=G{\frac {m_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}}=\left(G{\frac {M_{\oplus }}{r^{2}}}\right)m}$$
where r is the … See more

The measurement of Earth's gravity is called gravimetry.
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