Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkbp:appliesTo macroscopic objects
gptkbp:compatibleWith extreme gravitational fields
very high velocities
gptkbp:describes gravitational attraction between masses
gptkbp:form F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:classical_mechanics
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity
gptkbp:influencedBy Galileo Galilei's work
gptkbp:publicationYear 1687
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:PhilosophiƦ_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica
gptkbp:replacedBy general relativity (in some contexts)
gptkbp:state Every particle attracts every other particle with a force proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
engineering
physics education
orbital mechanics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schiehallion_experiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7