that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle, with a force whose direction is that of the line joining the two, and whose magnitude is directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of their distances... History of Astronomy - Page 67by George Forbes - 1909 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
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...the bodies in a closed system, all the heat lost by the warmer bodies is gained by the colder ones. Law of universal gravitation. Every particle of matter...universe attracts every other particle with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square... | |
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