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Write the equation for Newton's law of universal gravitation

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This was done by measuring the acceleration due to gravity as accurately as possible and then calculating the mass of Earth M from the relationship Newton's universal law of gravitation gives mg=GmMr2 m g = G m M r 2 , where m is the mass of the object, M is the mass of Earth, and r is the distance .

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