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What did Newton's law of universal gravitation mark the unification of?
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation mark the unification of?
- Phenomena of magnetism with known astronomical behaviors
- Phenomena of gravity on Earth with known astronomical behaviors (correct)
- Phenomena of light with known astronomical behaviors
- Phenomena of electricity with known astronomical behaviors
What did Newton call the reasoning from which he derived the law of universal gravitation?
What did Newton call the reasoning from which he derived the law of universal gravitation?
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning (correct)
- Abductive reasoning
- Hypothetical reasoning
Who made a claim that Newton had obtained the inverse square law from him?
Who made a claim that Newton had obtained the inverse square law from him?
- Robert Hooke (correct)
- Galileo Galilei
- Blaise Pascal
- Johannes Kepler
When was Newton's work 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' first published?
When was Newton's work 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' first published?
What is the equation for universal gravitation according to Newton's law?
What is the equation for universal gravitation according to Newton's law?
Study Notes
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
- Marks the unification of terrestrial and celestial mechanics
- Derived using the reasoning of 'fluxions'
Dispute over the Law
- German mathematician and astronomer, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, claimed that Newton had obtained the inverse square law from him
Publication of Newton's Work
- 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' was first published in 1687
The Equation for Universal Gravitation
- F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2, where F is the gravitational force between two objects, G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects, and r is the distance between them
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Test your knowledge of Newton's law of universal gravitation with this quiz! Explore the concepts of mass, force, and distance while learning about the fundamental principle that governs the attraction between all objects in the universe.
