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When was the law of universal gravitation first published?

PhysicsClassical mechanics

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Isaac Newton published the law of universal gravitation in 1687 in Principia.

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Isaac Newton published the law of universal gravitation in 1687 in Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. The theory stated that every mass attracts every other mass with a force that depends on mass and distance. It explained falling objects on Earth and planetary motion with the same law. Newton’s work became the foundation of classical mechanics for more than two centuries.

Key Facts

1.Publication year: 1687
2.Work: Principia
3.Unified Earthly and celestial motion

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