Isaac Newton Was Able to Estimate a Value for G

question 9

Essay

Isaac Newton was able to estimate a value for G, the universal gravitational constant, from the following data: the radius of the Earth is about 6 400 km, the average density of rocks is about 5.50 g/cm³, and g = 9.80 m/s² near the surface of the Earth. What value did Newton obtain for G?

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