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There are two known ways to provide artificial gravity: centrifugal and accelarative.

Centrifugal

Centrifugal artificial gravity takes advantage of apparent acceleration due to centrifugal force. Suitable for space stations and large spaceships, it creates gravity by rotating a cylinder containing habitats. Apparent "down" of a centrifugal system will always point away from the axis of rotation.

Accelerative

Accelerative artificial gravity takes advantage of the burn of a ship's main engine to provide apparent gravity for ship inhabitants. "Down" will always point towards the engine providing thrust, encouraging ships to be laid out in a so-called "skyscraper" format where the lower floors are near the engine(s) and the upper floors are further away.

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-Accelerative artificial gravity takes advantage of the [[burn]] of a [[main engine]] to provide apparent gravity for [[spaceship]] inhabitants. Apparent "down" will always point towards the engine providing thrust, promoting a [[skyscraper layout]] of a [[spaceship]].
+Accelerative artificial gravity takes advantage of the [[burn]] of a ship's [[Main Propulsion|main engine]] to provide apparent gravity for [[:Category:Ships|ship]] inhabitants. "Down" will always point towards the engine providing thrust, encouraging ships to be laid out in a so-called "skyscraper" format where the lower floors are near the engine(s) and the upper floors are further away.
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