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Universal Law of Gravitation

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$F = G m_{1} m_{2} / d^{2}$ is the mathematical form of Newton's law of gravitation, $G -$ gravitational constant, $m_{1} m_{2}$ , are the masses of two bodies separated by a distance $d$ , then given the statement of Newton's law of gravitation.

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According to Newton's law of gravitation, every object in the universe attracts every another object with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The force is along the line joining the centers of two objects.

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