Can u tell me the effect the earth will have on the path of a projectile ?

Subject: Can u tell me the effect the earth will have on the path of a projectile ?

Date: Sun Jun 4 12:02:04 2000
Posted by Ashwin
Grade level: undergrad School: India Institute of Technology
City: Chennai State/Province: Tamil Nadu Country: India
Area of science: Physics
ID: 960134524.Ph

Message:


Ideally the path should be parabolic but due to coriolis effect it tends 
to miss its target.So how do we know at what orientation the gun should be 
aligned so as to get the highest accuracy.

Re: Can u tell me the effect the earth will have on the path of a projectile ?

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