Who discovered gravity

planetary orbits: Kepler, Newton, and gravity Newton’s law of gravitation, statement that any particle of matter in the universe attracts any other with a F is equal to G (the m 1 and m 2) and divided by the square of the distance R: F = G( m 1 m 2)/ R 2. This article was most recently revised and updated by

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1 Sir Isaac Newton came up with a complete explanation of gravity Credit: Getty Who discovered gravity? English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton was the first to explain gravity in a way that applied to all objects, as we know it today. But Newton's explanation was not the whole story - and actually drew together many ideas that scientists and philosophers had been musing over for centuries before him. In the 300s BC, Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle talked of objects having an inner weight, heaviness, or "gravitas". And in the 7th century, Indian astronomer Brahmagupta first spoke of gravity as an attractive force. TAXING TIMES Millions of Americans hit with surcharge at grocery stores including Walmart Next, building on all these thoughts and experiments, Newton came up with a complete explanation of gravity, and published his The most important part of Newton's Law of Gravity at the time was his explanation of objects of greater mass having a stronger pull than objects of lesser mass. His Theory of Relativity described how objects form a kind of well of time and space around them that other objects, including light, fall into. This replaced Newton’s notion of objects exerting a force on each other - but it still isn’t the whole story, and we don’t have that yet. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity holds right up to the edges of blackholes, but deep inside them the Universe folds in on itself and the theory breaks down. When did Isaac Newton discover gravity? Newton publish...

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As the legend goes, Isaac Newton was inspired to develop his ideas on gravity by taking notice of an apple falling from a tree. This is how William Stukeley who visited Newton a year before his death recounts a conversation with him, “ After dinner, the weather being warm, we went into the garden and drank tea, under the shade of some apple trees … he told me he was just in the same situation, as when formerly the notion of gravity came into his mind … 1”. Historians have expressed their skepticism on whether this event actually happened. To be fair, no really knows whether this story is true. Read: But Newton did reside in Woolsthorpe between 1665 and 1666 when Cambridge closed due to the Bubonic plague. There were apple trees on his family’s property, and Newton is sure to have witnessed an apple or two falling during that brief stay in Woolsthorpe. Whether an apple did really hit him on the head or not is debatable. But I like to picture it that way – makes for a good dramatic story. This article revisits such a story and attempts to offer a dramatized chain of thought that may have inspired Sir Isaac Newton to develop the Law of Universal gravitation. Enjoy! Disclaimer This is a highly dramatized version of a story based on a controversial plot. It is intended for clarification purposes and should not be taken as it is. Background A young Isaac Newton is forced to briefly postpone his studies at Cambridge University due to the Bubonic Plague. Newton retreats to his fam...