Gravitation
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Science
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Discovery of Gravitation
- Newton discovered gravitational force by observing an apple falling vertically downward
- Earth attracts all objects towards its center
- Gravitational force acts between any two objects in the universe
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
- Kepler studied planetary data and formulated three laws
- Laws describe how planets move around the Sun
- Helped Newton formulate his universal law of gravitation
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
- Every object attracts every other object with definite force
- Force is directly proportional to product of masses
- Force is inversely proportional to square of distance between objects
Centripetal Force and Circular Motion
- Objects in circular motion need centripetal force directed towards center
- Without centripetal force, objects move tangentially
- Moon's circular motion around Earth requires centripetal force
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