Newton's law of gravitation

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noun

1. the principle that two particles attract each other with forces directly proportional to the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between them

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Newton's law of gravitation Scientific  

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1. The principle that expresses the force of gravitational attraction between two bodies as a function of their mass and their distance. Expressed mathematically, F = Gm₁m₂/d² where F is the force in Newtons, m ₁ and m ₂ are the masses of the bodies in kilograms, G is the gravitational constant, and d is the distance between the bodies in meters. Newton's Principle of Gravitation is an example of an inverse square law.

2. Also called law of gravitation law of universal gravitation

3. See Note at gravity

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Newton's law of gravitation

Newton's law of gravitation uses big G to connect mass, distance, and gravitational force.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

If this alternative gravity theory is correct, it would be a "major revolution," Loeb said, emphasizing it would be at the scale of Newton's law of gravitation and Einstein's law of gravity.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2021

Newton’s law of gravitation states that F = −G m1 m2 ^r , where G is the universal gravitational constant.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

But Newton's law of gravitation reduced the whole to the greatest simplicity.

From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn

A little more and it would have been Newton's law of gravitation applied to moral order.

From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne