Which of the kepler's laws was used in the derivation of the universal law of gravitation by newton?

Law of orbit

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Law of area

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Law of period

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Kepler’s laws are not used

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The correct option is C Law of period
Newton used the third law of planetary motion or as it is sometimes called as the law of period for deriving the equation of universal law of gravitation.

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