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Newton's Playground app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 3152 ratings )
Entertainment Education
Developer: Richard Armstrong-Wood
0.99 USD
Current version: 2.14, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 16 Nov 2012
App size: 14.45 Mb

"mixture of science, entertainment, and gaming blended into a beautiful, unique, and creative experience. A real gem of an app" **App picker review**

Manipulate the universe to create beautiful patterns bringing gravitation to life. Newton’s playground is an interactive app designed around patterns created as gravitational bodies interact.

The calculations are based on Sverre Aarseths n-body program to solve the equations of motion of many-bodies moving under gravity in 3-dimensions.

○ accurate real-time animations
○ rotate, pan and zoom through a 3d universe.
○ drag, flick, enlarge or follow a selected planet
○ coloured trails showing the paths of the planets
○ share screenshots with friends
○ dynamically add or remove planets from the system

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