Newton's law of universal gravitation

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Newton's law of universal gravitation

Summary

Newton's law of universal gravitation is a physical law[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Newton's law of universal gravitation is credited with the discovery of Robert Hooke[3].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].
  • Isaac Newton is named after Newton's law of universal gravitation[5].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's Commons category is recorded as Newton's law of universal gravitation[6].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Newtonian gravity[7].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[8].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[9].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/newtonian-gravity[10].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
  • Newton's law of universal gravitation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].

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Definition and Type

Newton's law of universal gravitation's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].

Origins

Isaac Newton is named after Newton's law of universal gravitation[5].

Why It Matters

Newton's law of universal gravitation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] . bse.sci-lib.com. Retrieved . bse.sci-lib.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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