Sir Isaac Newton came up with the universal law of gravitation and published it in his book, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (the Principia), in 1687. Gm M₂ ² In that formula, did Newton know the numerical value of the constant G? F₁ Yes, before publication he was able to find a rough value for G experimentally. Not when he first published it, but later he was able to find a rough value for G experimentally. No, Newton would never know the value of G in his lifetime.

Sir Isaac Newton came up with the universal law of gravitation and published it in his book, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (the Principia), in 1687. Gm M₂ ² In that formula, did Newton know the numerical value of the constant G? F₁ Yes, before publication he was able to find a rough value for G experimentally. Not when he first published it, but later he was able to find a rough value for G experimentally. No, Newton would never know the value of G in his lifetime.

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Chapter13: Gravitation

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