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How Did Newton Contribute To The Law Of Gravity

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Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643. He was born in Woolsthorpe Manor, United Kingdom. After the death of his father, his mother remarried and left him with his grandmother. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge from the year of 1667- 68. In 1669 Newton was recognized by the warden of the Royal Mint, where he later moved to Britain to a low to high class.
Gravity describes the attractive force between all the objects that possess mass. The law of gravity is interesting because Newton's law of the universal gravitation describes how the gravitational attraction between bodies and mass, just like the earth and the moon. The law of gravity was confirmed in the year of 1687. It was made a theory in the early 1600’s. It was first made a theory by Galileo and was confirmed by Isaac Newton. Sir Isaac Newton had discovered and invented many things for example he invented a reflecting telescope in 1668. He had also later published a book called Newton’s Opticks it was his notes on reflection, and refraction. …show more content…

Gravity affects earth because it keeps the universe balanced and together. If the same gravitational force that is caused on a larger mass makes a smaller acceleration. The force of gravity is 62 miles above earth it is 3% less than the surface. There are three laws of gravity the first one states that if there is no net force acting on an object it will stay at its same velocity. The second law states that the force has to be equal to change the momentum. The third law states that the forces are exerted on different objects because every nature force there is an equal and opposite

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