An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Newton's law of gravitation
  قانون ِ گرانش ِ نیوتن  
qânun-e gerâneš-e Newton
Fr.: loi newtonienne de la gravitation  

The universal law which states that the force of attraction between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them: F = G (m1.m2)/r2, where G is the → gravitational constant.

See also: → Newton; → law; → gravitation.