law of gravitation

• Princípio científico fundamental, descrito por Isaac Newton, segundo o qual toda partícula de matéria no Universo atrai qualquer outra partícula com uma força proporcional ao produto de suas massas e inversamente proporcional ao quadrado da distância entre seus centros.

A fundamental scientific principle, first described by Isaac Newton, stating that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

1. Newton's Law of Universal GravitationC1formal

   A physical law stating that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

   Lei da Gravitação Universal de Newton

   • Newton formulated the law of gravitation after observing an apple fall from a tree.
   • The law of gravitation explains why planets orbit the sun.
   • Calculations based on the law of gravitation are used to predict the motion of satellites.