Gravity, a fundamental force shaping the cosmos, has been studied from Aristotle's geocentric views to Newton's law of universal gravitation. Einstein's general relativity further revolutionized our understanding by describing gravity as the curvature of spacetime. Today, physicists seek to reconcile gravity with quantum mechanics, aiming to uncover a unified theory that could illuminate the universe's earliest moments.
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Fundamental Forces Ranking by Strength
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Gravity's Influence on Celestial Orbits
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Gravity's Effect on Biological Processes
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Ancient ______ philosophers, including ______, believed that objects naturally moved towards their designated place, with Earth as the universe's core.
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In contrast to the ______ perspective, thinkers like ______ acknowledged the universal aspect of gravity.
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The concept of the ______ of gravity was first introduced by ______, a significant advancement in the understanding of gravity.
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______, an Indian scholar, described gravity as a force that causes ______.
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During the ______ ______, polymaths like ______ discussed how gravity could attract celestial bodies.
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Galileo's Challenge to Aristotelian Gravity
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Significance of Galileo's Inclined Plane Experiments
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Impact of 16th-17th Century Gravity Studies
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Research in this era debunked previous misconceptions and initiated the quantitative scientific study of gravitational acceleration.
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Newton's law unified ______ and ______ mechanics, clarifying planetary motion and tidal phenomena.
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The gravitational force between two masses is directly proportional to their ______ and inversely proportional to the ______ of the distance between them.
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The discovery of ______ was influenced by Newton's gravitational theory, which explained the irregularities in ______'s orbit.
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For over two centuries, Newton's law of gravitation was the mainstay of gravitational ______, and it is still used for practical ______ today.
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Gravity according to general relativity
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Precession of Mercury's orbit explanation
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Geodesics in general relativity
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The search for a ______ theory of gravity is a major goal in modern physics.
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General relativity excels at explaining ______ phenomena but conflicts with ______ mechanics.
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A theory combining general relativity and quantum mechanics would shed light on the ______, right after the ______.
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