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Strong interaction, weak interaction, gravitation, and electromagnetism. ... interactions (forces) may be assumed: gravitation, electromagnetism, the ...

this as a corollary of his law of universal gravitation. More generally, in the gravitational two-body problem, if the two bodies are bound to ...

relativity, the most accurate theory of gravitation known to physicists to ... Newton's law of universal gravitation would give as force on ...

motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation. === Derivation ... #039;s inverse-square law of universal gravitation. Accordingly, the acceleration ...

to publish his universal theory of gravitation in the Principia. Halley ... publication of his theory of universal gravitation. Halley will forever be ...

In general relativity, gravitation is not strictly viewed as a force. Rather, objects moving freely in gravitational fields simply undergo inertial ...

of large-scale structures in which gravitation plays a significant role ... ||Gravitation ||Radio telescopes ||Self-gravitating system ...

Centrifugation is a process that involves the use of the centrifugal force for the separation of mixtures, used in industry and in laboratory ...

of Pierre-Simon Laplace into problems of gravitation and electrical attraction ... generated by the inverse square laws of gravitation, electricity and magnetism ...

To be sure, that principle—universal gravitation—was something of a disappointment to the older cadre of mechanists, since mechanism originally ...

is based on the heliocentric solar system of gravitation earlier propunded by Aryabhata in 499, where the planets follow an elliptical orbit around the ...

In the physical sciences, the weight of an object is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on the object. Although the term "weight ...

and via, magnetic fields, and the force of gravitation allows two particles with mass to attract one another in accordance with Newton's Law ...

united by the bond of their own mutual gravitation towards each other. This ... together that they deform by their mutual gravitation. C.R. Robinson ...

Newton enunciated his law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion ... at home on calculus, optics, and a theory of gravitation. ...

* Weinberg, Steven. 1972. Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0471925675 ...

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (June 14, 1736 – August 23, 1806), a French engineer and physicist, discovered the relationship between the force ...

vindicated Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation by his imaginative solutions ... of the phenomena regarding the theory of gravitation and solar system, Exposition ...

mechanics, dealing with universal gravitation ===Quantum mechanics=== The following areas are categorized as being part of the field of quantum ...

of the inverse square law of universal gravitation. While Kant's argument is historically important, John D. Barrow says of it that "we ...

|Newtonian constant of gravitation||G \,||6.6742(10) × 10-11m3·kg-1·s-2||1.5 × 10-4 |- |Planck's constant||h \,||6.626 0693(11) × 10 ...

This was a social equivalent to Newton’s law of gravitation, stating that society progresses toward a unified entity: from family to community, community ...

is similar to the Newtonian gravitation law: : \mathbf{F} = G\frac{Mm}{r^2}\mathbf{\hat{r}} = m\mathbf{g} This suggests similarities between the ...

claim, such as Newton's law of gravitation or the claim that pure ... the example of Newton's theory of gravitation, Hempel showed that it ...

General relativity (GR) is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. According to general relativity ...

general relativity is employed to handle gravitation at a deeper level; and ... in Newton's law of universal gravitation. The combination of Newton ...

Galaxy groups and clusters are the largest gravitationally bound objects that have been detected in the universe. They form the densest part ...

made astronomical observations, and examined gravitation, among other pursuits. Hooke left a remarkably broad legacy, extending from his microscope ...

#039;s laws were derivable from his theory of gravitation and that, in general, the orbits of bodies responding to the force of gravity were conic sections ...

to have collapsed into spheroids under their own gravitation. These are compared to Earth's moon in the table below. Saturn's most noteworthy ...

physics. He was the first to suggest that gravitation might be a manifestation of an underlying geometrical structure of the universe, and contributed ...

due to an incomplete understanding of gravitation. To explain the observations ... In another class of theories one attempts to reconcile gravitation ...

three or more bodies acting under mutual gravitation. In addition, he is considered ... === Gravitation, chaos, and the three-body problem === In 1887, Poincaré ...

uniform motion, creating a new theory of gravitation. His other contributions ... Albert Einstein, Die Feldgleichungen der Gravitation (The Field Equations of ...

such as electricity, magnetism, gravitation and heat flow. ... that follow the inverse square law. Gravitation, magnetism and static ...

*1943 Universal Gravitation and Monsieur Ingres’s Good Days *1944 ? The Domain of Arnheim *1945 Treasure Island and Black Magic *1947 The Cicerone ...

reason, Penrose wrote, the unification of gravitation with other forces through extra dimensions cannot occur. === Units === In the physical sciences ...

or other object under the influence of the gravitation of the sun. Such parabolic orbits are a special case that are rarely found in nature. Orbits ...

the first proof that Newton's laws of gravitation apply outside the solar system. Herschel also studied variable stars, which fluctuate in luminosity ...

of actual conditions such as diffraction, gravitation or imperfection in the vacuum. In practice, a partial vacuum can be produced in the laboratory ...

dynamics and his law of universal gravitation to finally explain the motions of the planets. Newton also developed the reflecting telescope. ...

theories (for example, the statement of universal gravitation) share some of the features of metaphysical statements, and so cannot be directly verified ...

of Space] General Relativity and Gravitation 31 (1999): 1991–2000 ... initial singularity, a theory of quantum gravitation is needed. Understanding ...

to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation. Translated by Henry L. Brose. New York: Oxford University Press, 1920. *Schlick, Moritz. Wittgenstein ...

in his discovery of the inverse square law of gravitation. Huygens, in his study of light, became intrigued with the regular figures of the crystals ...

Electrostatics is a branch of science that involves the investigation of phenomena related to what appear to be stationary electric charges. ...

with impunity set at defiance the laws of gravitation and grammar. (Qtd. in Buckingham, 281-282) In the early twentieth century, Dickinson's ...

published in 1687, described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics, which dominated ...

Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that exploits the rise and fall in sea levels due to the tides, or the movement ...

===Gravitation=== :Gravitational sliding: Plate motion is driven by ... years later during study of Himalayan gravitation, and seismic studies detected ...

by means of the concepts of the field theory of gravitation…. Even when considering tidal forces on planets, it is sufficient to use centers ...

doing calculations using Newton's law of gravitation discovered that if two bodies (such as the sun and the earth) are orbiting one another, there ...

achievement.Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles ... * Weinberg, Steven. Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and applications ...

** The Law of Gravitation ** The Relation of Mathematics to Physics ... * Feynman, Richard Phillips. Feynman Lectures on Gravitation. Boulder ...

* Three Hundred Years of Gravitation (with Werner Israel) (1989) ... * Hawking, S.W., and W. Israel (eds.). Three Hundred Years of Gravitation ...

about the effects of quantum mechanics on gravitation was socially constructed. The submission was an experiment to test the journal's intellectual ...

his marriage. Having moved from "animal gravitation" to "animal magnetism," he announced his new theory in Sendschreiben an einen ...

A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, an interstellar medium of gas, plasma, and dust, and dark matter.L.S ...

Soil is the mixture of minerals, organic matter, liquids, and gases covering most of the Earth's land surface and that serves, or has the ...

but to escape from Earth's gravitation altogether. Included as a thought-experiment is the idea of launching a rocket to the moon and igniting ...

of his laws of motion and law of universal gravitation. (From the modern vantage point, the equal-area law is more easily understood as arising ...

with his development of a universal theory of gravitation, claims that the gravitational effects of the planets and the stars are what accounts for ...

weak interaction, electromagnetism and gravitation). The only force which operates relevantly at the human scale is electromagnetism. This force ...

the Sun using Newton's theory of universal gravitation. These series of discoveries had a momentous effect on both pragmatic commerce and philosophy ...

response to the Moon's and Sun's gravitation, ocean tides, and atmospheric loading. While negligible for most human activities, the ...

analysis included disturbances such as the gravitation of the Moon, wind and moving payloads up and down the cable. The weight of the material needed ...

called cosmological constant in the theory of gravitation, if indeed this entity were to be observed in nature on a macroscopic scale. The best evidence ...

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. Natural satellites of other planets are also called moons, although they usually have their ...

arms where once more intense radiation and gravitation may lead to disruption. Ward and Brownlee, 2000, 26–29. Thus, relative loneliness is ...

three laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation. This period is known as the Age of Enlightenment, as reason was advocated as the means ...

that explains it is the current theory of gravitation. In common usage, people use the word "theory" to signify "conjecture," ...

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American ...

Isaac Newton, who defined universal gravitation, Newtonian mechanics, infinitesimal calculus; Stephen Perry, rubber band inventor; Percy Shaw ...