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