College Physics
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 5, Problem 12MCQ
What observational data might Newton have used to decide that the gravitational force is inversely proportional to the distance squared between the centers of objects?
a. The data on the acceleration of falling apples
b. The data describing the Moon’s orbit (period and radius) and the motion of falling apples
c. The data on comets
d. The data on moonrise and moonset times
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