Body behaves as Particle under Gravitation



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  • Theorem

    Abodyoffinite volume under a gravitational force behaves identically to a point mass under the same gravitational force.


    Proof




    Historical Note

    The fact that a Body behaves as Particle under Gravitation was proved by Isaac Newton after considerable work.

    Some sources suggest that it took Newton some $20$ years to resolve this, and this is what explains the delay in publishing his work.

    Its truth justifies the mathematical derivation of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.


    Sources

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