law of universal gravitation
Americannoun
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Newton wrote the law of universal gravitation, inspired by a falling apple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Newton, who formulated the law of universal gravitation and laid the foundations of modern mathematics, was buried in the abbey in 1727.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2018
Newton was able to use his law of universal gravitation in conjunction with his second law of motion and calculus to prove Kepler’s three laws.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
It was Newton who took the next giant step when he proposed the law of universal gravitation.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
It was not, however, until the great discovery of Newton had disclosed the law of universal gravitation that it became possible to give a physical explanation of the tides.
From The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
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