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Newton's
Universal Law of Gravitation
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Gravity is like an invisible
string between all objects
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Only notice
the effects for very large objects
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Just recognizing the that
Earth, Sun, etc. are "objects" was revolutionary
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G = universal constant of
gravitation
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G = 6.67 x 10-11
newton m2/kg2
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F = force felt by each
object is equal but in opposite directions (Newton's
3nd law)
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m1 and m2
are the masses of the objects
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R = distance between objects
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