The Solar System as a lab for the Law of Universal Gravitation

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Main Author: Mendivelso-Villaquirán, Mauricio
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Published: 2026
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author Mendivelso-Villaquirán, Mauricio
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contents The Law of Universal Gravitation is part of middle and high school's general physics and astronomy curricula. This topic is included in the most popular physics textbooks available as a fact whose origin remains in the detailed work of Sir Isaac Newton 300 years ago. Consequently, its mathematical form is presented as an equation without any deductive process. Nevertheless, deduction of the mathematical form of this law is an opportunity to discuss how a deductive process can be performed using the data available on the Internet from reliable sources.
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spellingShingle The Solar System as a lab for the Law of Universal Gravitation
Mendivelso-Villaquirán, Mauricio
Physics Education
The Law of Universal Gravitation is part of middle and high school's general physics and astronomy curricula. This topic is included in the most popular physics textbooks available as a fact whose origin remains in the detailed work of Sir Isaac Newton 300 years ago. Consequently, its mathematical form is presented as an equation without any deductive process. Nevertheless, deduction of the mathematical form of this law is an opportunity to discuss how a deductive process can be performed using the data available on the Internet from reliable sources.
title The Solar System as a lab for the Law of Universal Gravitation
topic Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10868