In 1865 Jules Verne proposed sending men to the Moon by firing a space capsule from a 220-m-long

In 1865 Jules Verne proposed sending men to the Moon by firing a space capsule from a 220-m-long

In 1865 Jules Verne proposed sending men to the Moon by firing a space capsule from a 220-m-long cannon with final speed of 10.97 km/s. What would have been the unrealistically large acceleration experienced by the space travelers during their launch? (A human can stand an acceleration of 15g for a short time.) Compare your answer with the free-fall acceleration, 9.80 m/s².

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