Mastering Astronomy with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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Chapter 2, Problem 17RQ
What is Newton’s universal law of gravitation? Write it in equation form, and clearly explain what the equation tells us. What do we mean when we say that the law is an inverse square law?
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